How long until my teeth are perfect? Any idea?

[Cicero]

So I have to go through a lot for a perfect smile, my dads wallet sure is paying for it too.

But I currently have braces (I'm estimating 8 more months)
But they also have to do:
Bone augmentation
4 dental implants (they have to put in 4 fake teeth cause my teeth never grew in that are missing)
Veneers

So after they the 4 fake teeth, the bone augmentation, the braces, and the veneers how long until my smile is perfect? Estimates are fine, just not stupid answers. I'm thinking maybe another 1 1/2 years but I'm unsure

[Fruit_Tart.]

I say about two years. Sounds pretty painful. :l I'm sorry you have to go through that all to get the smile you want. I'm sure it was already great before. :) I hope you're happy with the results when it's all over, though! :D Then you can eat everything and smile your butt off at everyone passing. ;)

[Sudds3]

Well, your teeth will never stop moving so you will have to use your retainer for the rest of your life! Sucks I know....I honestly just stopped using it and don't give a shit abo my teeth. But you should not follow in my footsteps, because you will need braces again! I probably will....so save your dad some money and use your retainer

[boonsim]

I had braces from August 2008 - August 2011. I still wear my retainer religiously.

[dontfiguremeout]

Originally I was suppose to have braces for 2 years, but it went to 3 years. I finally got them off not so long ago, and wearing a retainer, but it's basically patients my friend! Trust the people working on your teeth! And honestly it's worth the wait! It really is!

[cgk101]

Owwww

[Magenta]

I'm not entirely sure anyone can give you an estimate. Your teeth will move and it sort of varies between people. I mean, there's all these people who say "WEAR YOUR RETAINER" but I lost mine a few months after my braces came off. It's been five or six years now? My teeth have barely shifted. My teeth were always going to be a bit crooked but they're not practically backwards like the were before.

All I can really say is be patient, take care of them and do exactly as you're told if you want good results. Don't do what I did. :P (Which is basically be the most annoying 10-year-old on earth to have had braces and drive the orthodonist insane breaking them.)

[Dimitri]

Dude, patience, you need to learn them...talk to your Orthodontist and see what they say, they say 8 months then it is 8 months. They are the experts.