To be fair some people DO need one, if you have a gap, severe open bite, or severe lower crowding can all cause you to need one. But for most people it’s because we think you’re too lazy to wear your retainer 😅 SO WEAR IT OK! ❤

@ashleyajayi3510

Жыл бұрын

How to I treat cavity,I have two I'm scared it's going to start hurting

@Dead_Inside15

Жыл бұрын

My mom said I have no choice and I am getting a permanent retainer, I told her all the cons, but she didn't listen to me. 🥲

@Itsaster177

Жыл бұрын

Try freeze dried laffy taffy to get the brace off

@jenniferweiss1352

Жыл бұрын

My Ortho said that there going to give me one. I dot have any of those that you listed. Can I ask them if I can have a normal one?

@harleywithacane8674

Жыл бұрын

I have crowding, so I have a permanent retainer, but it's holding up well. Been upwards of 5 years and it's still one piece

I didn’t even get an option. They just put it on my bottom teeth.

@4NeonFun

Жыл бұрын

Me too. If you were a minor and they just looked at you and treated you like a kid, they'll assume your best interests and make that decision for you. The real curse was those damned Hawley retainers I'd fidget with and that constantly breaks. Now I don't bother with a retainer for my top teeth anymore but I still have the bonded one over a decade later. Some studies show that these bonded retainers help keep the upper teeth straight by ensuring the bottom doesn't shift and put forces on the upper ones causing the shift. Later, I had a phase where I hated my lower retainer and wanted it off but then they'd make me a lower one and I told them with a straight face that I wouldn't wear it so my options were to remove it and have nothing or keep it but since the roots of my lower incisors resorbed and they aren't strong enough on their own, and the bonded retainer acts like a splint that strengthens the teeth. I notice very quickly when it breaks as I feel my teeth wiggle and the texture on my tongue. Nowadays unless it's physically attached to me, don't even bother because I won't wear it.

@calebweldon2989

Жыл бұрын

Same! I wanted a permanent and now I can never floss down there 😭😭😭

@4NeonFun

Жыл бұрын

@@calebweldon2989 Did they bond it too close to the gums? If so then you may have to get it adjusted. Try floss threaders or if you can get your hands on a waterpik. Absolute godsend!

@MsBluebot

Жыл бұрын

@@calebweldon2989 no you can floss down there it just takes more work did they not give you stuff to do that? Mine did

@moomicus3118

Жыл бұрын

This was me for my top teeth. Never wanted it and finally had it taken off after it broke on me.

Me watching this with permanent retainers: 👁👄👁

@stars_in_the_sky1478

Жыл бұрын

SAME i got my braces off a few weeks ago cuz i had to move to another country and my orthodontist put the permanent retainers as well as the removable ones

@sparkle8725

Жыл бұрын

SAME 🤣🤣🥺

@kittycatsrock1152

Жыл бұрын

SAME 😭😭

@kittycatsrock1152

Жыл бұрын

Same but I have the wire AND the retainers, why do I have to wear both when I would use the retainers!?!? 😭😭😫😫😫

@sarahdore5464

Жыл бұрын

Literally same 😂

"You get two options" *No.* No, you do not get any options. You don't get a choice. All you get is *PERMANENT RETAINEEER*

@anakinlowground5515

10 ай бұрын

Exactly man. I know I sure as hell didn’t get a choice. They just put it on without letting me know what the duck was going on

@cinnie_bun

10 ай бұрын

literally didn’t get an option they just gave me my permanent retainer without even telling me beforehand

@junocrader7777

9 ай бұрын

i got an option lol i’m getting them off novmeber 16th and they asked me my last appointment if i wanted it or not

@PandAlex

8 ай бұрын

I think it depends on the country. I’m in Russia and I learned about those permanent retainers through shorts like that. Everyone I knew including me got removable retainers to wear at nights

@Alexianne-bp6ph

8 ай бұрын

No, you’re lucky removable, ready retainers hurt

Got my braces off today and they immediately gave me a permanent retainer. Didn’t have a choice. But in a few weeks I’m coming back to get a real retainer

@invisible.string.

4 ай бұрын

SAME I GOT THEM OFF TODAY AND THEY PUT ONE ON THE TOPOF MY MOUTH😭😭😭

@ThatDumbBlonde.1

2 ай бұрын

sameee i just got my top braces off last week and they put a permanent retainer. and then today i got a real retainer and it hurtsss 😩

My mom talked my orthodontist out of me getting a permanent retainer and I'm so glad she did that 😭

@jessicamcglaughlin9152

Жыл бұрын

My mom did the opposite

@vaporizer24008

Жыл бұрын

@@jessicamcglaughlin9152 Damn.

@125hz.online

Жыл бұрын

the retainer was too expensive for mine so i didnt get one

@beckymesterhazi4624

Жыл бұрын

Why??? I lost mine and now my teeth look worse than before 2yrs of wearing train tracks!

@Maddiegrace..07

Жыл бұрын

@@beckymesterhazi4624 because I know how to not lose a retainer? Lmfao

“You have 2 options” they just gave me both without asking

A water pick is a life saver. Day two with the bottom permanent retainer and I’d take it a thousands times over the actual braces.

@apersonwhocantmoveitmoveit7688

8 ай бұрын

Same- I have both upper and bottom and yes, I’ll take this over braces any day after 2years of having them 😂

@yesornoandmaybeso

3 күн бұрын

Friendly reminder that a water pik is not a substitute for manual flossing 😊

@TheeJayMac0214

3 күн бұрын

@@yesornoandmaybeso I have both

My orthodontist never gave me a choice, he just put it on and said good luck😅

@marmarissmelly

Жыл бұрын

same i thought everyone was required to get one 😅

@imaweirdoo4890

Жыл бұрын

same! i got mine taken off today, you can always get it off if it bothers you!

@LittleOwl5506

Жыл бұрын

@@imaweirdoo4890 Really??? I had no idea, I’m probably gonna ask my orthodontist at my next appointment then!

@imaweirdoo4890

Жыл бұрын

@@LittleOwl5506 yeah it was rlly nice, I told them how bothersome it was and they took it off

@rachelford8580

Жыл бұрын

Same

I didn’t get an option. I was told I had to have both. And here I am; 17 years later with my permanent still chillin in my mouth.

@batpone

Жыл бұрын

I've had mine for about 5 years. i don't think it's going anywhere...!

@tatianarussello3415

Жыл бұрын

Mine are in for 21 years now and I never had any problems. 😅

@Zemhyst

Жыл бұрын

Probably because it was your parents choice.

@ToasteredBread

Жыл бұрын

I probably wouldn’t get a choice but I asked for two separate retainers that were removable.

@tarinikumar6523

Жыл бұрын

I have permanent ones for 8 yrs now. My teeth are too small to have retainers and kept falling out 😂.

They just gave me both. No questions asked. I got no information about the retainers or the permanent ones. I'm buying a water flosser soon to help with the flossing issue. It's been almost 7 years since I got the permanent ones and I've done pretty great so far.

When I had braces back in the late 80s early 90s, I had some seriously jacked up teeth. I worked too long and too hard to get my teeth straight that I was not going to let them go crooked again. I made sure I wore my retainers like I was supposed to!

I'm very proud of myself. I've had my retainer for almost 5 years now and I've only missed them one night. The night after a major surgery where I was sleeping in the downstairs recliner, not my room where the case was. I struggle a lot with depression and executive dysfunction, so I consider it a huge W 😊

@naagwalan8867

Жыл бұрын

Props to you

@Ladycmj

Жыл бұрын

That is great Clover. Given your struggle with depression I am very proud of you for remaining consistent.

@roceliacaraballo7770

Жыл бұрын

Bro. That’s a major W without executive dysfunction 😅 you threw in the one two hit and still came out on top. 💪🏽Brag away.

@sylmaerie

Жыл бұрын

holy wow that’s a huge W. i deal with the same things as you and by the end of year 2 i had lost it twice and then it wouldn’t fit anymore so now i have crooked teeth again 😁 so be proud of yourself friend that’s awesome

@s_rofbear

Жыл бұрын

**virtual high five** ❤

From what I've been told , my orthodontist doesn't give me an option, I don't want a permanent one 😭😭😭

@kushalyuh

Жыл бұрын

run away

@justduro1527

Жыл бұрын

Then tell him you dont want one

@imadoge5036

Жыл бұрын

Cringe replies, your orthodontist knows better

@Kristen14512

Жыл бұрын

I didn't get the option and a few weeks ago I was complaining to my mom about how hard it is to floss and so she called the orthodontist to see if I could get it off but the phone said this number is no longer in service. So I'm assuming they went out of business but how am I supposed to talk to them.

@cooperdunn2934

Жыл бұрын

i’ve had it for a year or 2 and literally never felt it. it won’t bug u at all.

They put the permanent retainer and gave me the clear retainers to wear only at night, it sucks because I literally struggle to floss in that part! I wear my retainers nightly

@zainabfatimasaeed.

6 ай бұрын

It's an aligner and same😢

@PrePre_

2 ай бұрын

I forgot the name, but have you used the floss that is regularly used by people who have braces? The tip is firm, so you're able to slide it through your teeth.

I am so thankful for my permanent retainer. Without it my teeth would go crooked again in a split second. I didnt wear my temporary retainer very much 😬😂

When my braces came off the assistent secretly told me not to get the permanent retainers cause they suck and i'm glad i listened to her😂

I have a lower permanent retainer that’s been there ever since my braces came off in middle school. I had the gum resorption problem on 1 tooth and have to have a tissue graft done in high school & it was absolutely traumatic from the numbing shot wearing off while the Dr was stitching. He straight up paused mid-stitch to ask if it wore off as I was fully crying in the chair 💀

@a.w.s.9227

Жыл бұрын

That is horrible I hope you can find a new better dentist. I am an assistant over 17 years and that is absolutely unacceptable!!! It is 2023, with current advances there is zero reason to be in pain in the chair (aside from severe infection which makes numbing nearly impossible but even then we can give you sleepy juice or happy gas or straight up sedation lol). A good dentist will take the time and care to be methodical and gentle and will educate and require all of his staff to do the same. 🥰

@Name01590

Жыл бұрын

“No, no. Keep going . I don’t feel a thing” *snot everywhere +the armrests torn up* 😂😂

My boss got her permanent retainer for 26 years now. Never had an issue. When you put the on corectly it wont come off The way they put the one on the picture is so wrong. You need to put a thin layer of composite on the WHOLE back of the tooth. Bot just a drop. If your orthodontist does it like the picture, they want it to break so they can make more money out of you.

@Yelena-13

8 күн бұрын

So that's why they broke after three weeks..

This just reminded me to wear my removable retainers to sleep which I was procrastinating on lol

This the only guy in history that’s taking care of your teeth digitally! 🎉

The fact that most orthodontists don’t give you a choice is so frustrating. I never had an issue with wearing my retainer before braces, but I still ended up with a permanent one on my bottom teeth and all the restrictions that come with it.

My siblings stole my retainers and were wearing them like vampire teeth. Mom didn't care, and they were lost to the void. My teeth have shifted a little over the years, but they are still way better than they were. No longer called dog mouth for my overlapping canines.

Mine was only attached to my bottom canines; a couple years ago, one side popped off when i was trying to floss. I mentally gave my ortho the middle finger since he never asked me before putting it in, and i never wanted it anyway, so i went to my dentist to get it removed. Among the top 5 best decisions I've ever made.

I just recently had my lower permanent retainer removed. The bonding crumbled away and the wire was just flopping around lol. But it did last 25 years and the orthodontist said that it was the longest lasting one in his career. And yes, my regular dentist absolutely hated it and lectured me every appointment. Flossing was done with the water pick.

@TheeJayMac0214

Жыл бұрын

I just commented lol. A water pick is def a life saver. It’s troll easier to floss with the trainer vs the braces.

@Cel-gs3rz

Жыл бұрын

I still have mine on for 12 years now on the up teeth but the middle part broke and still have the bonded ones next to my inceross no gap between my front teeth but honestly it doe stress me out a little bit.

I got one when I got my braces off as a teen and was FURIOUS since they didn't ask or warn me. It started irritating my tongue and was hard to floss around and one day it occurred to me I'm an adult and can just get a removable one lol. Best decision ever.

@XXXTentaclez

Жыл бұрын

got mines off and told them i didnt want em. i said i treated the rubber bands like retainers (as in wearing time) and they trusted my choice cause i wore them allot

@Urfav_unknown674

Жыл бұрын

I had to have one too, I was also FURIOUS

$7000, and not being told you'll need to do this for the rest of your life was pretty disappointing

My permanent retainer broke twice recently. The second time literally happened the day after it was fixed. Both times happened when I was flossing. And I barley used any strength when doing it. I literally happened when I started flossing. And today was when my orthodontist told me that I do not need to keep the permanent retainer in my mouth and that I can just wear the regular ones at night. I just got the permanent one out today. It feels so much better to not have it in my mouth for the rest of my life. I forgot how good it feels to have my teeth all smooth. While I don't like cleaning my regular retainer all the time, it's better than having the permanent retainer in my mouth and struggling with flossing.

I have pernament retainer for almost 2 years now and i love it. I dont feel it at all, they put it hight enought its easy for me to floss, my gums are allight and i dont have to remember about anything.

@4NeonFun

Жыл бұрын

I've had mine for over a decade. It broke a few times and I had a phase where I wanted it off but then I'd have to wear a removable one and I told them with a straight face to not bother making one because I won't wear it. I fidget too much and the removable one I had on the top would break every 4 months or so. Permanent ones can be reattached easily. These retainers are stronger than braces and floss threaders and water flossers help tremendously! People generally just suck at flossing, and I used to be guilty of this. The other reason I have one on my lower incisors is due to root resorption and my teeth aren't very strong on their own so I notice rather swiftly when some of the bonding breaks because my tooth has movement and there's a notable difference in texture. My tongue playing with the part acts as a constant reminder to get it fixed.

@4NeonFun

Жыл бұрын

An interesting thing is that I haven't worn my top retainer for several years since it was a Hawley retainer that continuously breaks and I stopped bothering with it when the insurance refused to cover it. My teeth barely shifted, in fact that shifting was basically the teeth settling into their positions. Studies have shown that the forces your bottom teeth exert on the top ones can cause them to shift and since the lower incisors have smaller roots, they are the most likely to shift. The study also shows that as long as your bottom teeth are in the proper positions, it will help retain the positions of their corresponding teeth (upper & lower).

@ultramasterultra5724

Жыл бұрын

@@4NeonFunremovable one is literally the easiest you just put it when you are going to sleep and dont feel a thing

@4NeonFun

Жыл бұрын

@@ultramasterultra5724 Not if it comes loose and gets lodged in your throat while you sleep and you choke yourself awake and have to fish it out in a frenzy.

@XXXXXX-tn6pl

Жыл бұрын

@@ultramasterultra5724 yes but you have to remember about it, you have to clean it, its sometimes hard to get the air at night and you can lose it... Idk its too much trouble for me but i get that someone might prefer it

I did NOT have a choice😂 they were like "here now you have this for the rest of your life"

Not even my orthodontist but her helper was going to force me to come back for the permanent retainer then I started crying at the reception. My mother then asked my orthodontist and she said it was the removable retainer. Not sure why her helper wants to take control she even hates me. Her helper is even rough too with her duties on me when I had to get braces adjustments. So yeah, temporary is what I want. And my orthodontist the professional said the temporary retainers were my aftercare not permanent retainers. That helper was going to ruin me for real. I have my braces off and I am using my removable retainer. The helper is not the professional.

I was given the permanent retainer, no choice, but it's probably for the best. I was also given overnight retainers because I kept grinding my teeth in my sleep, but it was so bad that I kept breaking the retainers.

My orthodontist put one on me without asking and then refused to take it off. Eventually it broke off and he refused to remove the left over glue stuff that was still there and said that he would only put the permanent retainer back on but I refused. I stopped seeing the orthodontist and I had to go to an all new dentist office before I could get the left over glue removed. That was also the day I found out that my old dentist had never scraped the tartar off my teeth in my entire childhood.

@davidadams860

Жыл бұрын

Wtf they should be sued

@cl4ssifiedg4mer

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidadams860really only if they cause harm, you won't win your case

@davidadams860

Жыл бұрын

@@cl4ssifiedg4mer if the dentist didn’t scrap the tartar off then the teeth could have been slowly rotting from behind the bracket

@cl4ssifiedg4mer

Жыл бұрын

@@davidadams860 makes sense. in that case since it's causing harm to you, you could sue, just make sure you gather evidence and get a lawyer

@Chris_winthers

Жыл бұрын

Damn that that sounds like a crime

I didn’t get an opinion until I had gum recession and had to go back in braces to try and fix it, when they tried to put them back in after the braces i was like: oh naw man. And now I have regular retainer😂😅

Me who has just decided to live with and love my tooth gap because the pain of having braces and shit for a moderate increase in attractiveness just isn't worth it

I have one, they never gave me an option, they just put it on. But, for flossing, I use the little “Christmas tree” brush they give you when you first get braces to clean your brackets. I just shove it in between my teeth and it works pretty well!

I got my braces off, got a removable retainer, wore it religiously, and within a month my teeth had bent my retainer out of shape and were almost back in their original positions. I went back, got lower braces on for another few months, and then got a permanent retainer attached for about 4.5 years. One day it detached from one of my teeth, and when I went to the orthodontist, they let me just get it taken off and I got another removable one. Four years on and the removable one has been plenty this time around!

@jonte7789

Жыл бұрын

This is my plan, wear the permanent retainer for a few years (at least one year) then switch to removable at night time.

My orthodontist actually complemented how much I wear my night retainer. The reason I have a permanent braces on my two front teeth and 75% of my lower teeth is because my teeth don't like being told what to do . I also am going to have them until I get my wisdom teeth removed so there is still hope!

I have a closed up gap and only had to get top braces (and a palate expander for a year). I got a bonded retainer and was asking about the cons because I remembered this video and the lady told me "oh well mine has lasted 15 years!!" and then told me when to pick my actual retainer up.

I didn't get a choice😢 I'm stuck with a permanent retainer. They also gave me this floss with a harder end that's supposed to slide underneath, but it doesn't work, so I just brush super good, and skip the flossing part

@SaeedKhan-hi6oq

2 ай бұрын

It works your just not doing it right

@valaschrader7578

2 ай бұрын

@SaeedKhan-hi6oq I'm doing it how they told me too, it doesn't fit between my teeth though

I was given a permanent and plastic one. At some point in the 3 weeks between getting my braces off and my biannual dentist appointment… the permanent one broke. My dentist pointed it out to me and showed me what a broken one looked like. It was behind my two top front teeth so I couldn’t see it without using a mirror. I called my ortho and got an appointment for a couple days later to fix it (wearing my retainer full time as I was supposed to) and they SCOLDED ME for not coming in when it first broke. I said I don’t know what they expected me to do. It wasn’t obviously broken (the bond came partially off the back on one tooth). In order to see it was broken… I would literally have to be poking around and looking for it with dentistry tools which normal people don’t do. And I called them the day I found out it was broken. The lady also scolded me because my teeth were still crooked (I was an early deband) and she said she could see I wasn’t wearing my retainer and that my teeth have moved so much that they can’t be fixed without braces again. I told her I’d been wearing it religiously and she called me a liar. Then she pulled up the pictures that were taken of my mouth the day I got them removed and realized I was telling the truth. I was super embarrassed because there were other chairs in the room and the other patients could see and hear her scolding me

@cupcake_whale

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like your orthodontist needs an attitude check.

@theuglypotato7017

Жыл бұрын

The first orthodontist i went to was also terrible. But luckly they lied in letters to my dentist who went to court for me. Like the orthodontist was so petty he called almoast every other orthodontist and told them not to take me as a patient (wich is ilegal) i was so happy i got to go to another orthodontist. And the new one was really nice

@brokenprincessofhell4743

Жыл бұрын

Wth, I hope she felt embarrassed after realising she was wrong. Yelling at you is so unprofessional

@lexycomer

Жыл бұрын

@@cupcake_whale it wasn’t my orthodontist, he was great. It was one of the techs

@lexycomer

Жыл бұрын

@@theuglypotato7017 hopefully when he called the other orthodontists he trashed his own reputation!

my sister got one bc she never wore her retainer and ended up needing bottom braces THREE times. after the third time they suggested the permanent one 😂

@imadoge5036

Жыл бұрын

She has a skill issue

I have a zigzag retainer it's amazing. You can floss, it's never broken in over 10 years and I don't even notice it. And you can eat everything, carrots, candies etc. I never worry about it. Having to stuff around with a retainer everynight for the rest of my life, not for me!

I requested permanent when given the option. Only issue I had was the bonding wore down and the wire started sticking me. My biggest regret was allowing the Dr. to switch my wire to titanium. He assured me it was MUCH stronger than the one I had. The service was free so I agreed. I had the original wire 16yrs; the new one broke in 3. 🙃 I also have no problems flossing, there’s special floss for braces and retainers

me currently with a broken “permanent” retainer literally losing my mind: this is exactly what i needed to hear ALSO THEY DIDN’T TELL ME THERE WAS ANOTHER OPTION IN THE FIRST PLACE THEY JUST PUT IT IN THERE WITHOUT EVEN TELLING ME HGJBngggjHH HNAGNANG

I never got an option, they gave me a plastic nighttime retainer and a permanent retainer on the top and bottom. I’m planning on getting the perm retainers removed as soon as possible though. I hate them with a passion

@mlem.2829

8 ай бұрын

Hey so after u get the permanent retainers off, will your clear retainers fit perfectly or do u gotta make a new one?

@jayskiii__6441

8 ай бұрын

@@mlem.2829 not sure!! Still gotta look into it but hopefully it’ll still fit!!!!

@deec5136

7 ай бұрын

@@mlem.2829you will most definitely have to get a new molding of your teeth for a new pair of retainer because when they do the cat scan of your teeth they often times scan with the permanent as I’ve had done but soon I’ll most definitely get mines off

@Valntynie

5 ай бұрын

​@@jayskiii__6441i know this is a very long time later but can you let me know what happened? I didnt get the choice either and got them on the top and bottom, if i end up removing them do my nightly retainers fit fine?

@jayskiii__6441

4 ай бұрын

@@Valntynie oh!! Just saw this now, and I actually recently got them removed!! I had a nighttime retainer only for the top before getting the wires removed, and what they did was remove the wires and check if the plastic retainer still fit, then made a mold for the bottom row of teeth. I now wear two plastic retainers every night. As for if your nighttime retainer will still fit - it’s hit or miss from what they said. There’s a chance it will, but also a chance they’ll have to make you a new one.

My dads cousins who works in a dental office was like "get a permanent retainer when your braces get off, most dentist dont recommend them but..." And i looked at my mom horrified. And my mom was like "shes responsible...enough" 😅

If you only wear a night-time retainer, start storing the container on top of your pillow. Make a rule you're not allowed to lie down or rest your head til it's in. It will quickly become part of your routine and be done without any thought or feeling of inconvenience.

Me literally thinking how I take out my removable retainer 24/7 me:I need to stop I don't want a permanent retainer like my teacher you just saved my life thank you bentist

Thank u so much I'm going to get my braces off in 2 more days if I did not show this to my mom I would probably get a permanent retainer

My mom said she wanted the cheaper retainers, which ofc the cheap ones had to be the permanent retainer. I told her I wanted the clear ones because I would have to fidget with my Hawly or not be able to floss, but unfortunately that isn’t the case in some situations.

I've had a permanent retainer for a few years now, not because braces but because i lost bone and my teeth were loose, it's not that bad

My mom has a permanent retainer and she hates it. She says it makes it harder to floss. I have had my braces for almost a year and a half which is when I get them off. I really hope I just have to get an clear retainer. 😭

@4NeonFun

Жыл бұрын

Tell her to get floss threaders and a waterpik. It works wonders! If you fidget a lot or have resorbed roots like me, bonded retainers are magnitudes better. 90 seconds of flossing with threaders is way better than having an expensive and equally delicate fidgit in your mouth all day. It's completely up to you, you know you best. If you don't lose things often and don't fidgit a lot and have trouble flossing still, a clear removable retainers are best (make sure you clean it when you brush your teeth) Whatever you do don't get a Hawley retainer (the ones made of acrylic and metal wires) mark my words if you thought bonded retainers break a lot have never dealt with Hawleys as those things are the devil's incarnate and straight up evil!

i didn’t get a choice on whether to get a permanent one or a plastic one, they told me they were going to give me both and then didn’t give me a plastic one and when my permanent broke, the lady said “well someone hadn’t been wearing their retainer” “SARAH NO ONE GAVE ME ON GIRL MIND YOIR BUSINESS!” smh 🤦‍♀️

I asked my orthodontist for a permanent retainer on the bottom only because they would move a ton within one day. it hurt very badly to put them on at night, even after 6 weeks full time.

i was given a permanent retainer by an orthodontist who only anchored it to two teeth at the ends. it snapped twice before i insisted on having it removed so i could go to college without worrying what i would do when it inevitably broke again. i now have a plastic retainer like i always should have. and yes, i wear it.

Bruh they didn't even give me an option, just slapped a bar in my lower jaw

@SpicyBxtch7

Жыл бұрын

Mine mentioned a wire at the bottom briefly in the beginning but it was a quick thing.

@ujalakumari353

Жыл бұрын

​@@SpicyBxtch7could you please explain in brief??

@SpicyBxtch7

Жыл бұрын

@@ujalakumari353 The assistant at the orthodontists office said it was for security reasons. It looks like a tiny wire on the inside of the bottom row of teeth. It spans like 4 bottom teeth wide or so.

@ujalakumari353

Жыл бұрын

@@SpicyBxtch7 oh! That was done during the braces treatment or after the treatment?

@SpicyBxtch7

Жыл бұрын

@@ujalakumari353 After Invisalign or braces! It seems like they do it where the teeth are smaller or skinnier. I would assume they do that to avoid them moving again so they don’t end up breaking from having to be moved again.

I’m glad I got a permanent retainer on my bottom teeth. I wore my removable retainer for my top teeth for around 6 months before I just kinda gave up on it (like I figured would probably happen, I’m shit at routines) and cuz it had made me start wanting to clench my jaw for some reason Update: my permanent retainer came off lmao

@VashtiKnight18

Жыл бұрын

Nooo. What happened?

@uwuLikesEyebrowsuwu

Жыл бұрын

@@VashtiKnight18 I ate a mint lol

@TheKathy1255

11 ай бұрын

the same thing happened to me with clenching my jaw!

@uwuLikesEyebrowsuwu

11 ай бұрын

@duncanpincushion9980 it was for me since I knew right from the start that there wasn’t a chance in hell I’d be able to remember to wear a retainer regularly (I was right, I haven’t worn it in over a year)

@CommandoBlack123

10 ай бұрын

Im so happy that I didnt get permanent top retainer. After I was done with my braces it was impossible to eat food. I let my teeth shift back and it was possible again

the second they mentioned permanent retainer is started interrogating them lmao! i don't mind it because my orthodontist bonded it to only the end teeth so it's not that hard to clean. i'm planning on eventually removing it once i can get a good rhythm of wearing my plastic retainers at night going

I like dealing with things i don’t understand by watching videos on them and watching this dude has been the best thing since i’ve gotten the braces 😆 coming off soon and getting composite bonding for my front 4 (instead of veneers) :D

I've had it for 5 years now and i didn't even remember them until i felt them up (mines are only in my upper teeth), but my friends can see them sometimes and i have to explain to them why i have a metal behind my upper teeth lmao

I've been just fine with my permanent retainer. I just buy those tips to floss, and it doesn't feel broken. It just feels like it always has but without any pain.

I NEED BOTH! THEY WILL GIVE ME THE PERMANENT ONE AND ILL NEED TO WEAR A RETAINER 😢

I got a permanent retainer and actually got used to it. But flossing was a major issue. It eventually broke, so I got a normal retainer, which I had to wear every night. It's much better, and I integrated wearing them into my routine, so I barely forget them.

When I got my braces off after almost 6 years of having them on. I literally was on the cusp of having a panic attack when they were pulling out more wire. I'm so glad I asked because I really have never ask. I looked at her like she was crazy and I said hell no. You are not gluing more metal in my mouth that I have to come back to get fixed. So I got retainers instead.

When I got my braces, my dentist told me that he’s not going to put a permanent retainer in and instead work on why the teeth are moving. He told me that when I swallow, I’m pressing my tongue against the teeth which isn’t good. So I had to take logopedics sessions to correct my swallowing and it helped. But it doesn’t mean you don’t have to wear a removable retainer. Because when I stop using mine, and after a few months tried it again, it didn’t fit anymore. So I’m just putting this out there, hope this helps!

I didn’t want a permanent retainer, but they put one on me today, I didn’t even get a choice I believe

Your channel is awesome

My dad had to get permanent retainers after he got his braces taken off a third time when he was 35. He still hasn't broken his on accident, and he has had no issues with flossing, mind you he's 48. Sometimes it is worth it if you really are that bad at remembering your retainer.

After i took my braces off my dentist gave me the removable ones, i'm so grateful to him

When i went to my orthodontist, i didn't even get a choice. It was just "Yoop, here's your permanent retainer"

I'm blessed to have a good orthodontist, they asked me and even let me chose what type of retainer I wanted, had a good discount too

i didn’t get a choice they just put it in top and bottom and gave me a removable retainer too D: when they first put it in i was horrified bc the glue felt so massive and chunky in my mouth. all of 2 weeks later i forgot all about it lmao. it’s been 4 months now and i had completely forgotten and this video just reminded me it’s in there 😂

@Jewel_4445

Жыл бұрын

I just got mine today- does it get better…?

I wear my retainers every night for 12 hours straight It's not the worse thing ever Yeah, it was painful or uncomfortable for months, but now I don't have a problem

I have a normal retainer and its honestly not at all hard to just wear them all day, it does give me a bit of a lisp which is annoying but I still dont understand why people are complaining, like its not that bad😅😅

I was never given the option for a permanent retainer, and i wasn't consistent with the plastic retainer, and i hated the feeling of using the plastic retainer. Was very uncomfortable to wear. And now my teeth have shifted a little.

Me who just got permanent retainers and a retainer for when I'm sleeping (they didn't let me choose): 👁️👄👁️

@typicalgamer5560

6 ай бұрын

same lol

I got a permenant retainer. It broke within the first 2 weeks and I didn't notice until my teeth shifted. Now my bottom 4 front teeth are a little off but I finally got a bottom retainer. Because I'm Not getting braces again lol 10/10 regular bottom retainer is better

Its a blessing that my teeth is always good and not having a problem

I have them on the top and bottom and an Invisalign retainer on top which I regret not wearing in my late teens and leaving behind when I moved out in 2020 so I'm getting a new one now that I'm taking care of myself again. I'm really lucky that after 10 years, my bonded retainer is still almost completely intact. There's a tiny bit of movement if I bite down really hard on a specific bottom tooth but it doesn't move when brushing my teeth or at the dentist sooo I guess it's a win.

I love my permanent retainer, I’ve done the removable retainer and I hated it.

It wasn't actually made clear to me that I was supposed to wear the retainer from then on. And it got a weird hole in it and they didn't explain how to clean it so it was just generally gross (I mean, I did use soap and water, so no germs, but it smelled). Anyway that ended up in the trash less than a year after I got my braces off. So glad young folks today have more resources for good information!

I’m so retroactively disappointed in my orthodontist because when I got my braces off and went to the appointment where they gave me my retainer it didn’t fit. I told them that it didn’t fit and they said they could make me a new one but I would have to pay for a new one because “nothing was wrong” with this one. I could not, at 15 years old, go tell my recently widowed mother that she needed to pay for another retainer. So I never wore it, because it never fit. For some reason it took me years to realize that I was not at fault for that situation.

tbh i’m glad i got top and bottom removable retainers, i just cannot stand the taste of etch anymore.

So you're telling me, that even AFTER I get my braces off, there's a chance that I'll just get _more_ permanent ones afterwards??

i had braces at a really young age (in fourth grade on my front four teeth) and they gave me a permanent retainer. but they put it on, it felt really weird. after like a year or two the wire popped out and stabbed my tongue. they had to cut off the broken part and still till this day i have half of a permanent retainer!

@truthvigilante4263

Жыл бұрын

They didn’t just re glue the part that detached? This just happened to me last night the right end of the wire came detached and is poking my tongue I don’t want to spend a bunch of money maybe I’ll just cut it out myself.

my permenant retainer lasted about 3 years before breaking off one side. I can still feel the bonding agent that used to hold it on. It was horrible and annoying and my bottom teeth went slightly crooked while it was still in there.

Got my braces taken off in 5th grade, but they gave me the clear retainers. I don't ever remember them explaining in detail that I had to use them forever lol. I wore it for a day I think, and haven't worn it since. 2 of my bottom teeth slightly shifted again, but not even noticeable tbh. Didn't even know there were permanent retainers lol.

I didn’t even get an option! I got both and when we were done I was like ‘so how long do I have to keep this in? Another couple months’ I have never been more shocked than when they told me it was permanent- AND NEVER TOLD ME

My orthodontist actually made it so I can floss with it but I still have it 😅

I didn't eve get a choice, my dentist gave me a removable retainer on the top and a permanent retainer on the bottom😭

They really pushed to put a permanent retainer on me when I got my braces off. I really didn't want one so i said no, and I'm so glad I did.

i didn’t get an option lol. they gave me a removable one which ended up cracking and they refused to replace it! now my teeth are shifting again

Im not having a permanent retainer and im happy with that as id heard they are difficult to clean

The no one told you part hits exeteemly hard right now im recovering from double jaw surgery right now and before this they told me 6 months of braces then the surgery and then ill recover from the surgery in a couple weeks and be done. Now that its to late to back outve the surgery they told me the truth the recovery time for my jaws is like 3 months just to be baseline normal again and anywhere from 6 months to a year to be normal and healed and that i not only need braces for another year and a half but i also need to wear a retainer the rest of my life…. Genuinely consider suing both the orthodontist and the oral surgeon and dissassociating from the people in my life who convinced me to do all this

As a former dental nurse in an orthodontic practice we ALWAYS SAY there are 2 options In regular almost every patient decided for Retainers bc you don't have to worry that your front teeth move. Ususally we do both, removable Retainer AND fixed ones You CAN floss them ofc if the doctor is not stupid and puts the fixed Retainets TOO LOW. Just use floss with a thicker mid section and waxed beginning and then fiddle the floss between your teeth😌 I also wear two fixed Retainer and never had any problems with it

@victoriacookie3375

Жыл бұрын

@@Sugarr17 at first you have to get used to the removable retainers of course but if you notice, that one of your removable retainers hurt on the same spit all the time then it needs to be adjusted It's normal at first that your teeth hurt a bit bc the retainers are a bit tight at first but after a while, wearing them every night at first you slowly get used to them Figure it out: does it always hurt on the same spot when you put them im (for example your gums) or do you have tp get used to them? Are they hard to put in or not, if yes then they're too tight and need to be adjusted too, NEVER do it yourself!

@victoriacookie3375

Жыл бұрын

@@Sugarr17 wait a bit until the pain stops and then wear the retainer again You can keep an eye to the spot if the retainer makes it worse again, if it does then it wasn't adjusted enough

I had braces from age 11-13. I wore my retainer until it was literally too small for my palate. Then my wisdom teeth came in at 17 and slowly pushed all my teeth forward until I had them removed at 22. Now my teeth are more crooked than they were before braces.

@Smoshylife

Жыл бұрын

Why would they put braces on an 11 year old lol too young

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE?! oh boy i aint living long with those tbh

my orthodontist didn’t give me a choice 😭 i’m amazing at wearing my retainer, and i wish they would have just given me removable ones so i could actually floss

They gave me both top and bottom immediately after taking my braces off. As well as a retainer I have to wear nightly. I assume my parents agreed to this but I didn’t get any sort of input.