Hey (: I'm getting braces in less than a month, and my family doesn't have insurance, so we have to pay ourselves. My friend also told me (she has braces at the moment) that every 3 months we have to clean out teeth. It's not much of a problem to pay, but, the braces are already $3,000 and (if) i have to keep paying for the tightening and the cleaning, i don't want my parents to lose all the money they worked hard for. Please, can someone clear this up for me? o: Thankss (: