My mom won't get me another retainer? Do I really need one?!


Question: My mom won't get me another retainer!? Do I really need one!?
She siad she refused to after I threw mine away (BIG mistake,I wish i hadnt) So what am I going to do!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
You need your retainer so that your newly straightened teeth dont shift back into their original places!.

Let your Mom know this, and tell her that she wasted her money on braces, because your teeth are going to go back to as they were before if you don't get a new retainer!. If you don't get it back soon enough, that means braces!.!. AGAIN!. And if you don't get the braces!.!. that means a bad smile forever, or at least until you get older and pay for them yourself, but then you have to go through the whole thing again!.

Just look at it in your Mom's point of view: she spent money on your smile, and you disrespected her by throwing away your retainer!. If your nice to her and tell her you love her, maybe she'll soften up!. =] I don't know any parents who would spend thousands of dollars on braces only to have them go back to crooked!. Good luck, and TAKE CARE of your new retainer! Make sure you wear it or your smile will be ruined! =]Www@Answer-Health@Com

It depends on a lot of things:

1!. Have you ever had braces!? If you haven't, then you need to save your $ and get a new one!. I believe they cost around $150 for a replacement!.

2!. If you have had braces, the longer that you've had the braces for, the less necessary the retainer is after having your braces off for a while!. My ortho was pretty much experimenting with my mouth, and I ended up getting stuck with braces for 7 YEARS! Needless to say, I've had the braces off for 11 years and I rarely wore my top retainer (my bottom retainer was permanent)!.

3!. If you haven't had your retainer for too long, and you just got your braces off, you NEED that retainer!. It would be slightly pointless if your mother spent all that money on braces, just to have your teeth slowly move back to their original pre-braces positions since you don't have a retainer!.

What if you helped her out around the house to get her to pay for another one or something!? Either way, good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yes you really need it! You should wear it at least a 1-2 years, and then at least every once in a while to make sure your teeth don't move back to their original position!. If you have recently gotten your braces off, then you really should persuade her to buy you another retainer!. If not your teeth will move, and does she want to pay for braces again!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

Your teeth will shift without a doubt!. Maybe you can offer to help your mom pay for it or do some extra chores aroud the house!. Maybe she will think you are now trying to be responsible and agree to it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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