How many years after you get your braces off are you still supposed to wear a re!


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How many years after you get your braces off are you still supposed to wear a retainer?


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I'm an Orthodontic Assistant, and where I work we tell people to wear them full time for the first 3 months. That gives your roots time to stabilize. Then we move our patients to night time only wear. After awhile, some people get to where they're only wearing their retainers every other night. You can really be the judge once you get down to wearing it less. If it feels tight, that means you need to be wearing it more. Your teeth will always want to move some. I've had my braces off for 10 years now and I still pop my retainer in every now and then just to make sure my teeth aren't moving like crazy!! If it feels a little tight I'll wear it for a few nights.




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