typically, people will wear their braces from one to two years. buying at the right time will save you a lot of money. (actually, this should be being done throughout the year, but let’s use these forty days before easter as a good starting point.) 😂 "sometimes, you just have to pee in the sink." i have reached capacity lately, and could see it coming, so i “turned off the tap” so to speak, before i ended up with a very messy overflow. all this is unfortunately true if you do not aim for success by planning. 