I tried to avoid the topic of getting braces for a long time. I was lucky enough to avoid them throughout all of school, college, and the early part of my adulthood. I decided to do Invisalign because my teeth were a mess, but also due to the fact that my teeth were too close to each other. After two years, I have a new smile. I love the way my teeth look. I also have fewer cavities since I...

Ten years after my parents paid for braces and the retainer I never wore as a teenager, it's now my adult privilege to pay for Invisalign! My results from traditional braces were great and are still mostly intact, but I'm not sure the rotation of one lateral incisor was ever fully addressed (again, gave up on retainers after just a couple months so I don't know) and it always flared out a...