Do I have to wear a retainer? | Retainer Wear Part 1
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A common question that I get is "how often do I have to wear my retainer?" Literally, I tell patients, you wear a retainer for as long as you want your teeth to be straight. Once we remove the appliances, or the braces, studies show it takes a minimum of 6 months for the bone and the tissue fibers to firm up again. The most stable position you are orthodontically is the way you initially come to us; and what we do is we take your teeth and move them to what we consider ideal, because everyone wants a perfectly straight smile, and we forget as individuals that we're fighting other forces in the mouth: we have the lips, we have the cheeks, we have the tongue.
Our teeth have an anatomical position in our mouth that's called neutral zone. In order to hold those teeth after braces come off and to keep perfectly straight teeth, you have to retain them. And that's no different than any other part of our body. I tell the ladies, if you want to have blonde hair and continue to die your hair, you have to do that over the years. If you want to have beautiful nails, you have to maintain your nails. Beautiful teeth, you have to maintain those teeth, so, it's the same no matter what aspect in life that we want to maintain that youthfulness, we have to do something to keep it.
With retainers, after about the first year of orthodontic treatment, I tell people, teeth are fairly stable at that point. What happens after that, retainers become an insurance policy, and the reason that I say that is, no matter if you have braces or not, as we continue to age, everyone gets tooth movement, everyone. How much? That's the unknown variable.
I've been very fortunate in my life, I've never had braces before, but I've had very little tooth movement throughout my life. I've had other patients who have had a lot of tooth movement throughout life. And you just don't know which one you're going to be. And, orthodontic patients, because they're used to perfectly straight teeth, if a tooth moves just a little bit, they pick it up instantly, like that.
So I always encourage patients to continue to wear retainers for the rest of their life, and it's just minimizing the chances of tooth movement over the years, is all you're doing. You're increasing your odds of keeping straight teeth.
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I'm not using retainer like for 5 - 6 yrs now my teeth is good still in place but bottom teeth little bit uneven
I just started wearing mine after couple of months it still fits it hurt a lot the first day hurt some the second day barely hurt the third day after a week won't feel a thing
i broke mine and never wore it again and my teeth are the same and its been 2 years and i wore a retainer 1week
@apimpnamedslickback9533
8 жыл бұрын
so no you dont have to wear it
@jenGeeJushawshee
6 жыл бұрын
Fred- AKA MY LEG GUY give yourself 10 years, you will look like shit
@todo870
4 жыл бұрын
Fred AKA MY LEG! Guy No, you are completely wrong, you are just lucky.
@apimpnamedslickback9533
4 жыл бұрын
(Jen) its been 8 years now and my teeth still look good😊 try again *jen*
@apimpnamedslickback9533
4 жыл бұрын
(Jen) and even if that does happen guess what i can afford to pay for your moms and my braces again🤷🏽♂️😂
I go for a long time and experience the same thing., but I put it on and in a few days my teeth return with a little pain but back in place.
right now am on braces. But I want to know if I can eat food normally how I wanted so badly. And I also want to know if I can roam around the day hour without the retainers. And if I can only wear the retainers drying my bed time.
Does it depends on you teeth?
I had open bite before my braces and now I feel it relapse again and i wear permanent retainer what I have to do??plz answer
Quick question. I have not worn my clear retainer for a few years, and I have noticed slight movement in one of my teeth. I popped my retainer in the other day, and while it does go on, it is quite tight. Is it ok to just wear it 24/7, so that my teeth move back to the retainer positioning? I know the smart answer would be to visit my orthodontist, but I am only 22, and I don't think my parents are willing to pay for more work, and I don't even know how much a visit cost.
@AlexS-tc2gk
7 жыл бұрын
Eric Winn My dentist said that you can wear it for as long as you want
@greenkitty82
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Wear it as often as you can and ease it back into the teeth so it fits comfortably. Don't force it. If you can do that the teeth will resume their finished positions again.
There is a slight movement in one of my teeth but others are perfectly fine.... I'm using retainers for more than 2 yrs..is it a major issue??
@Gratefulskanda
4 жыл бұрын
Retainers restrict jaw movement,and cause jaw joint issues.like tmd.better to have crooked teeth than experiencing jaw problems.
I had a crown done recently and my teeth have shifted. There is a gap where food is getting caught as well. It’s on my lower left side. So, the dentist is going to re do the crown and he said I may have to use a retainer when I sleep at night. This is bothering me as it seems daunting to have to do this the rest of my life. Not sure what to think about all of this. But, dentist said we don’t know yet. He’s got to do the crown first.
I wear a retainer on my bottom teeth, but my teeth hurt when I put it on. Is that okay?
@greenkitty82
4 жыл бұрын
Lord Bolin wear it more often. Your teeth hurt because they start moving as soon as you take it out. Try wearing it every night and if it still hurts try wearing it in the day too.
can i even wear a retainer without putting braces!
@comfycozyarewe388
6 жыл бұрын
Why
do I have to wear it while sleeping
@jaredmatias3537
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, wear it full time (24 hours) everyday for at least six months that way the teeth settle firmly in the bone. But in order to be 100% sure your teeth won't relapse to its initial position, it is recommended to be worn at least during the evening for life. Hope this helps! :)
@sarahb8223
6 жыл бұрын
MY Tube yes wear it night and day well that's what I do i have 2
No you do not have to wear a retainer as long as you have proper oral posture. (Holding tongue on the roof of the mouth and proper adult swallow)
@ZAXN
5 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by proper adult swallow. Please explain, I'm soon to get braces.
@andreas3850
5 жыл бұрын
just because mew says so doesn't mean its true.teeth shift for various reasons we can't take a single man's word
I go for a long time and experience the same thing., but I put it on and in a few days my teeth return with a little pain but back in place.