u/Additional_Leading68

My phone is not working off Wifi and it says there is an outage in LA until 6PM. Anyone else?

Hi!

I am a 30 year old male.

I have recently been exploring getting Invisalign. I had braces as a kid including headgear and an expander.

The main issue I'm looking to fix is a cross bite. I have gum recession on my two front lower teeth.

I went to two orthodontists and got two very different opinions.

*Orthodontist 1*
12-16 months of Invisalign w/ rubber bands would fix my cross bite and align my teeth with "great results".

*Orthodontist 2*
My cross bite can *only* be fixed with a MARPE device within 12 months. Alternatively, I can choose to do 6 months of Invisalign but it will do nothing for my bite. He said unless an expander is started by age 10, it's basically useless which is why I'm having a cross bite again (I was 11 when I started braces). He also heavily emphasized it will help with "breathing problems" even though I said I don't have any breathing, snoring or apnea problems and he looked at a scan of my airway and said it "looked good".

I really don't know what to believe.

I want to get a third opinion - but what questions should I be asking here to know if the treatment plan is going to be successful and if it's what I really need?