How long can you go without wearing a retainer before your teeth start moving?!

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If you recently got your braces off, then your teeth will pretty much move whenever you are not wearing a retainer. Luckily, this movement is very small and is easily corrected by simply putting the retainer back on. After you have had the braces off for a couple of months, you can go three or four days and safely be able to squeeze that retainer back on, but waiting much longer gets to be a risk. I had a friend who did not wear a retainer for an entire month - he could not even come close to putting it back on when he had to go to the orthodontist again. Another friend didn't wear his at all - needless to say, he is getting braces again in a couple weeks.

my orthodontist let me go one week without mine as soon as i got my braces off. but ur teeth start to move very quickly; like if you were to not wear it during the day and only wear it when u sleep, ur teeth will start to move. so try to wear it as often as u can for a yr or until you get ur wisdom teeth removed =)

Your teeth move very quickly. I'd say at least a week before they start moving. When you put on your retainer after a week, its going to hurt and feel uncomfortable.

it depends, if you just got your braces off they cant start moving right away so always wear it at night, i wear mine only about once a week now but ive had mine off for about 2 years.