Anyway, I'll give you the extremely abridged version of my story. I'm 30 and had braces for 3 years as a teen. I had 5 years of ortho work before braces including a herbst, a bionator (which doubled as a palate expander), a lip bumper, TPA, and headgear
I don't think I'm forgetting anything. I was a very non-compliant patient... missed adjustments, didn't wear my headgear, etc. I went off to college with braces, which made getting to appointments nearly impossible, not to mention that by then I had pretty much mentally checked out of the entire process. And although not perfect, my teeth were okay so we made the decision to just remove them. I was given retainers, which of course I never wore 
Fast forward 10 years and my teeth have slowly but surely shifted. They aren't as bad as they once were (especially the bottom teeth), but they've definitely changed, particularly in the last 1.5 to 2 years. I have spaces that have opened up between teeth, my upper first bicuspids are turned at a funny angle (causing me to bite my tongue constantly), others have tilted, and last but certainly not least I have an 8 mm overjet! They look relatively straight, so most people are shocked that I’m doing this. I get the same reaction from everyone at work: “But WHY? You’re teeth are totally FINE.â€
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