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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would do full treatment.  You don't need to wear the retainers for life.  No one does.  If he wears them until he is 100% done growing, so for men, probably early 20s, that is good enough.  Sure there will be some mild shifting, but his teeth will be mostly straight and perfect.

I had braces from 10-12, probably wore my retainers until college (had been done growing by 14).  I'm 38 and my teeth are pretty close to perfect.  The shifting has been very subtle.  [/quote]

Wait til you're 50...the shifting will be much more noticeable!

--- got invisilign at 50 after never having had braces because teeth on lower arch were seriously jacked up.  I see others my age with very crowded teeth on bottom as well.[/quote]

Just got Invisalign at 51! Never had braces.  I had only very minor overlap/crowding and it would have been merely cosmetic but you barely see my teeth when I smile and people always told me I had a great smile, perfect teeth.  Same length, good shape, naturally white, etc.

By 51. I have had a lot of shifting and one top one started to turn a bit so I decided —wtf I’ll do Invisalign.  Dentist said it will help maintain teeth, jawline/bite with age.

Braces were awful when I was a kid in 70s/80s so I was ecstatic when dentist told my parents they weren’t needed. No bite or structural issues.

Both my kids have had palate expanders and Invisalign and have great teeth.
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