Lost retainer - moved teeth?!
Question: My teeth aren't crooked or anything they just kind of moved in direction, not angle. If you know what I mean. The right half (my right) moved inwards and a little to the left so two of my teeth are kind of overlapping. If I get a new retainer, this is something it will fix, right? I'm kind of scared to go back to the orthodontist because they're really stern. ):
Answers: My teeth aren't crooked or anything they just kind of moved in direction, not angle. If you know what I mean. The right half (my right) moved inwards and a little to the left so two of my teeth are kind of overlapping. If I get a new retainer, this is something it will fix, right? I'm kind of scared to go back to the orthodontist because they're really stern. ):
I tend to neglect wearing my retainer, and so I know from experience...
Yes, your teeth are shifting, and they can get worse over time. Go get a new retainer and fix the problem. It may hurt to wear it the first few nights because it is working at shifting your teeth back. You paid the money to wear the braces, fix them now before the shift too much!
If you go to the orthodontist they should be able to give you a new retainer for a fee, and it's pretty likely that your teeth will go at least most of the way back as long as you commit to wearing your retainer all the time for a while. It will be painful though like braces part 2.
Well, if your teeth are OVERLAPPING, then you might need some adjustments to your retainers.. thus you'd have to make contact with your orthodontist.I recommend doing something soon though before you have to get braces again in the future