The teen is now banded. And he hates it already.
I don't blame him in the least..............I hated mine before they even went on.
And hated them even more when I wound up wearing them for 3 years, even though it was only supposed to be fo 18 months. They were removed 2 weeks after my graduation pictures were taken....I came very close to strangling the orthodontist when he said "Oh you should have told me, we could have taken them off." The SOB knew when my pictures were being taken and had told me to try and change the picture date. bustard.
The teen will thank you later in life.