Braces in Los Angeles

Orthodontists in Los Angeles California

i should start off by specifying that i dont have money for any orthodontics. my insurance is bare minimum and i simply dont have the money for short term braces or invisalign.
when i wa 15 i got my braces off. i wore my retainer until my doctor told me i didnt need to anymore about a year later.
its been five years now, and i have small spaces in the top of the front of my smile. they really arent bad at all,
my retainer still fits, just with a gap between my teeth and the plastic, but i can get it on. im wondering if i wear it how it would take me to get back to normal.?
i know that its different for everyone and without seeing no one can be sure, but there are relatively small spaces and im simply asking for an educated guess.
im also asking if anyone advises me not to do this seeing as its been about 4 years since i had it in last? theres a decent amount of space between my top and botom teeth. my bottom retainer still fits perfectly with no gaps.
thanks guys!

six years of dental school…four regular dental school and two of specialty school..this of course doesn’t count your undergrad of 4 years so a total in college of 10 years. Physician exactly the same amount of time, four years medical school two years residency.

what do those have to do with eachother?
I suggest not the high school since you spell it wrong. You usually will go to college. And graduate school.
Orthdontist. -dental school instead.

Does anyone know what I should do in order to save some money as orthodontics can be quite expensive? Do you think I should go to the Newcastle dental hospital or visit a private dentist in my area? For your information, I am an international student here in the UK. Thanks a lot for reading!

how many years you have to go through? and what degree you have to have?

also,if your going through school to be an orthodontist, what kind of job will you have.

I really don’t want to get braces. I heard they hurt and they are a pain to floss. Invisalign is the exact opposite. Does age matter because I heard of Invisalign Teen? I only have a mild gap not that big, and I don’t want to wear braces because they take 2years…any suggestions for me please?

You’re actually looking at 4 years undergrad. 4 years dental school. plus at least 2 extra years to specialize as an orthodontist..

What sciences could I take in high school to help?

I am doing a project in school about the job of your dreams and i’m intrested in becoming a dentist- well actually an orthodontist. I have found out that you need to go to university to become a dentist before you can take a college course on orthodontics but i’m not sure how many years of university do you need to become a dentist. what about an orthodontist?