My teeth are still moving even after removing my braces 1 1/2 years ago!?!
Question:
My teeth are still moving even after removing my braces 1 1/2 years ago!?
I got my breaces removed a year and a half ago and i love how they look. I had to wear a retainer for a year, and i did. I wore my retainer night and day like my dentist told me to. The problem is that even though i dont need to wear my retainer anymore, i notice that my top front teeth move and a gap forms between them and so i still wear it. But i dont want to have to wear my retainer forever, what should i do?
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i got my braces of about 3 years ago, i still wear one of those retainers with the wire band across the teeth at night only. You are usually supposed to do this for at least a few more years since your teeth will still be changing for a long time. my mom's a dental hygenist and her and my orthodonist told me that some people may even still wear it at night in their 20s. you have to do this otherewise they will shift a lot. sometimes i go a few days without wearing mine at night and even then, when i put it back on its tighter b/c they shifted a bit. You wont have to wear it for ever, but you probably will have to wear it at night for a while but it really is worth it, and after going through all the pain of braces you really dont want them to shift back