alrite thanks guys. im gonna talk to my dad again about it and will most likely take him to my derm as she can probably explain it better like you said danb. i really want to use this and i cant believe that when i get a chance, my dad is the one standing in the way! @getithot, lol on the braces hahaha!! thats another thing i wanna work on also. my teeth are straight and everything but i have little gaps inbetween some of my teeth that IMO take away from the "perfect teeth" look. im thinking about asking my dentist/orthodontist about invisalign (mainly cuz i dont wanna have braces in college lol) was ur braces expensive>??