It turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made, but while they were on I hated them. The last few months were the worst, I was counting each day and they were long. are you going to get your teeth whitened after you get the braces off? I would recomend it for 2 reasons. One is obvious: Bright white teeth, the other is that The Ortho will make you a retainer that doubles as a bleaching tray and it is very comfortable to wear at night. My neice has the standard retainer and she finds it extreamly uncomfortable and she has already broken it twice. Where as my retainer could be run over by a truck and still be O.K.