I wore braces too, for around 2 1/2 - 3 years. Was reaaaally painful, especially every month when I go to the dentist to err 'tighten' it, the next few days after that its kinda painful to chew on hard food

But yeah like everyone else said, its worth it. I had bad 'rabbit teeth', and was nicknamed 'Rabbit' in Primary school LOL, but after I took em off I was 'Rabbit' no more, which in a way boosted my self confidence haha.

I was given retainers and instructed to wear em' every night, but being the lazy ol' me I only put em' on like erm.... once in every 2 weeks (sometimes maybe once a month LOL) and my bottom tooth has shifted and became 'senget'

With that being said, I think I should start wearing my retainers regularly now

PS: My teeth are quite yellow too, more yellow than the usual yellow, and I'm a girl so I don't smoke, don't drink coffee and I brush my teeth regularly. I asked the dentist once and he said it may be due to taking too much antibiotics when I was younger (I was a weak girl and had bad lungs). Went to a GP (General Practitioner) and he said the same thing too.... I guess it can't be helped unless you bleach it or go for laser treatment, but I heard laser treatment makes your teeth more sensitive, so I think I'm going to be stuck with yellow teeth forever haha....