I had braces for just over 5 years, and I have now been braces-free for about 1 1/2 years. I have a permanent retainer cemented on the back of my bottom teeth, but I have a normal removable retainer for my top teeth.
My question is, will my teeth ever stay put if I don't wear my retainer? I wear it only at night, but if I skip a night or two I start getting a gap between my two front teeth! Will I have to wear my retainer every night for the rest of my life???
2007-07-09 15:54:40 · 2 answers · asked by grayhare 6 in Health ➔ Dental
I has a similar situation although i only had braces for two years. I would definitely recommend wearing your retainer for awhile. I didn't because i thought the bonded retainer would take care of everything and i now regret it even though my teeth have only moved a little bit. Your teeth will eventually stop moving but if you had braces for 5 years it probably means that your teeth needed to be moved a lot and now will not just stay still without a fight. you should talk to your orthodontist if you have major concerns though. good luck!
2007-07-09 16:02:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is quite possible, and more than likely. A lot of time it depends on what did the braces do, or where were your teeth before they were in braces. Rotated teeth are the worst. They always want to rotate back to the way they were. But teeth that have been moved through a good bit of bone can also want to move back to where they once were sort of. The best thing you can do is to wear your retainer, and keep an eye on the bottom wire and make sure it stays bonded to all of the teeth.
2007-07-09 16:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by Dave F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋