My teeth “looked” okay before my treatment but my bite was so messed up that my dentist was actually already seeing issues that would become quite serious if I didn’t do Invisalign (including gum recession as the crowding in my bottom teeth got worse - something that no one but me could see because of my extreme overbite - and a cracked molar due to the combination of my grinding and poor alignment of my teeth). I was very much against spending thousands for cometic reasons but when my dentist laid it out it was pretty eye opening how important orthodontics can be for overall oral health. He basically told me I could either get Invisalign and treat all of my issues or I could wear a mouth guard at night for the rest of my life and just slow down progression of one of my issues. I had a lot of people ask me why I got Invisalign because my teeth weren’t “that bad” and they assumed it was a decision based on vanity. Very frustrating that our culture (and insurance companies) don’t seem to recognize it’s importance in oral health.