Why would someone have braces for 5 years?

Question

Why would someone have braces for 5 years?

Answer 1

because they're teeth really suck.

Answer 2

they dont do what they are supposed to with rubberbands, headgear, etc.

or they just had really bad teeth.

but if they got them off and then had to get them again either they had more teeth grow in that messed up what had already been fixed or they didnt wear they retainer right or something like that.

Answer 3

I had a friend who had hers on for 7 years! Her teeth were really messsed up and I guess it took all the years of gradual treatment to do the trick. It's not that she wanted them on for so long, they just had to be there, and her teeth turned out great!

Answer 4

if they had really bad teeth or they didnt do what they were suppose to do  

Answer 5

Only my uppers are somewhat bad on the right side so I got braces to fix that and align my jaw. I got them on in February 08 and they should be off by Feb - April 09. It depends on how bad the teeth are.

Answer 6

because sometimes a person's teeth are just really messed up. i had mine for 4