I had the 6 Month Braces but my teeth have moved back to their original positions, why has this happened?
Q.
I had six month braces on my teeth for about 7months and followed up with bonding on the top and retainer on the bottom. The teeth were beautiful — for about 3 months. The top teeth moved within the first few months; the bonding was removed and replaced with a retainer. I wore my retainers all of the time except while eating for the first one and a half years. The teeth have moved a lot and now I feel the top front are protruding and my bite has changed. I am very unhappy and concerned about this. I still wear the retainer and the retainers are now plastic; they crack frequently and the cost is $50.00 for each replacement, the last one only lasted about 3 weeks. This has been costly but more importantly, my teeth are still moving and not in a good way. I am 55 so I;m afraid that this option should never have been done on my teeth. I would like to hear your thoughts on these concerns. thank you.
I had six month braces on my teeth for about 7months and followed up with bonding on the top and retainer on the bottom. The teeth were beautiful — for about 3 months. The top teeth moved within the first few months; the bonding was removed and replaced with a retainer. I wore my retainers all of the time except while eating for the first one and a half years. The teeth have moved a lot and now I feel the top front are protruding and my bite has changed. I am very unhappy and concerned about this. I still wear the retainer and the retainers are now plastic; they crack frequently and the cost is $50.00 for each replacement, the last one only lasted about 3 weeks. This has been costly but more importantly, my teeth are still moving and not in a good way. I am 55 so I;m afraid that this option should never have been done on my teeth. I would like to hear your thoughts on these concerns. thank you.
A.
Hi
Usually the preference is for a bonded retainer then a removable retainer. For patients who have something called a tongue thrust both should be used together with the removable retainer designed to fit over the bonded reltainer at night.
If you use a removable retainer alone you will likely get some relapse especially if not worn all the time in the first yr.
Hi
Usually the preference is for a bonded retainer then a removable retainer. For patients who have something called a tongue thrust both should be used together with the removable retainer designed to fit over the bonded reltainer at night.
If you use a removable retainer alone you will likely get some relapse especially if not worn all the time in the first yr.
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