@Jens_Rasmussen yeah it's just them basically ungluing a wire that was fixed to my teeth to keep them straight after getting braces removed. nothing too crazy.
@Jens_Rasmussen i don't have any insurance lol. i was surprised too. it seems like it'll be $60 to get it fully removed (so $12 per tooth at this point), i think it was cheaper last time because pretty much all they did was trim down the wire and the cement had already fallen off for the most part.
i also found out that to get removable retainers it'll only be like $300 which is way less than i was expecting, so i'm definitely gonna do that. gotta get some dental work done first but should be good after that.