What will happen to my teeth/jaw if I don't wear my retainer after my brace!
Question: What will happen to my teeth/jaw if I don't wear my retainer after my braces come off?
Answers:
Your teeth will move and the gaps will reappear. The amount of movement varies with different patients but they will move towards where they were before you had braces. Orthodontic movement is possible because the bone around the teeth soften and after braces are taken off, the bone is still soft and needs time to reharden to keep teeth where they were moved to. That takes time and does not happen overnight. The normal wearing time is as long as you had braces on.
functional orthodontist
Your teeth will begin to move. My sisters freind had braces for 2 years after a couple weeks she stopped wearing her retainer and now it looks like she never even had braces.
Dentist