Braces, retainers?!
Question: What's the difference between braces and retainers?
Which one hurts more?
What does each do that's different?
Answers: What's the difference between braces and retainers?
Which one hurts more?
What does each do that's different?
braces correct teeth positioning. retainers maitain the teeth positioning. this is why you are given retainers when you get your braces off, to maintain their straightness. braces can make your teeth sore when you first get them on and occationally when they tighten them during your monthly visits. retainers do not hurt unless you stop wearing them for a while then when you do put them back on and they are tight.
braces are bonded (glued) to your teeth
retainers you can take out
braces hurt when you very first get them and when you get them tightened but thats it
retainers dont hurt unless you dont wear it everyday, then your teeth can move back to theie original positions and have to move more when the pressure of the retainer is put back on them
Well your question is hard to answer because there are many diffrent types of retainers that do many diffrent things. Braces are more effeciant if you have really crooked teeth and or uneven jaw. I"m getting them on the 29 of this month. Retainers also do many diffrent things you get one after braces to. Some retainers just strainted a little things some pull back teeth before you get braces. Some times you even need head gear! it isn't that big of a deal tho haveing head gear i know people who have it.
Braces correct something like an overbite,cross-bite, under-bite etc...; a retainer retains what you have. usually you have to wear a retainer after braces. I am in my second year of braces. In my case i will need to have surgery on my jaw. my orthodontist said i will need to have my braces on for a year after the surgery (total 3 years in braces), after all is said and done i will need to wear a retainer at night.
I know this, for the first two to three weeks braces hurt a lot. I lost so much weight because i just could not eat. But...use your wax and trust me it gets better. in the end it will be worth it. I can see so much difference in my looks and my self esteem.
you will be so glad you did it!
Oh by the way....don't let them talk you into headgear. with the many different types of braces today head gear is a thing of the past. Ive got everything else though, power chains,bands, power spring... (i get the spring next week, don't know what it is but it sounds strange).