Should I get braces again?

[Olive Cox]

Originally Posted by lubby

I have never heard of any one wearing braces or a retainer as long as OP has. When I had braces I had them on 2 years tops and the retainer maybe 1 year. I did not even know you could wear retainers for that long.

Teeth constantly move our entire lives. To have perfect teeth, they must always be retained in place.

[wit-nit]

Originally Posted by Olive Cox

Teeth constantly move our entire lives. To have perfect teeth, they must always be retained in place.

Exactly^^^, I've been wearing my retainers most every night for the past 30 years. The few times I missed wearing them, for several day while on vacation, I noticed the movement difference when I put them back on again.