My Retainer Cracked And I Want To Know If The Advice I Was Given Is Correct, Can You Help?
Hello.
I had a 6 month Smile brace, after 4 months, they were removed and i was given a clear retainer.
After 3 months, this retainer cracked. This concerned me quite a bit. After waiting a few days for an appointment, my orthodontist made me a new retainer. However this did not fit and I experienced some movement.
She then made me a new retainer, again, movement occurred. My orthodontist has now taken to adding “clear bonding” to my tooth, to fill the space in my retainer to move my tooth back.
Even now, they are still not as straight as they were when treatment finished. I only have 6 months aftercare and that runs out this month. She is saying i will only qualify to have my braces back on if my teeth have moved more than 2mm. She also stated if my smile is considered to be straight, then they wont consider further treatment.
She told me that movement during retention can happen. My teeth move if i take my retainer out for an hour whilst eating. Apparently this is normal.
Can you offer your insight into this? It would be greatly appreciated
Hi there thanks for writing in, you’ve done the right thing in asking an expert for advice. They may move after braces but should gradually stabilise, perhaps you could ask your orthodontist about a fixed retainer? Thank you, hope this helps!
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