Granted, i have a great smile and i loooove brushing my teeth...
i wore braces for 2 and a half years, let me tell ya, even though my teeth are somewhat straight now, WEAR THE RETAINER please ..i wore them a few times until i kept losing it around the house, and i didnt think they were that important, but i realized they are more important then braces wich is a big disappointment because i spent around 2, 000 bucks just to get em in my mouth and only to find out that without the retainer, it doesn't do me much justice...however..i wasn't sure if my dentist would give me another one but i consider wearing bands to help more...
Lol
though i remember the first time i got em, i couldn't even talk right.....