Funny, I always wanted braces when I was a teen. And what I got was a retainer instead. Ugh, I hated the thing. I slurred my speech and when I talked it was like a spring shower.
Back then they only had those train track type of braces. No invisible ones.
I hated my retainer. I just remember friends be repulsed when I took out my retainer to eat lunch. UGH...
And I had to carry a small case for it, that totally resembled a birthl control case. Certainly not something you wanna do when you're a 16 yo guy. LOL!!!