Orthodontics Questions

i should start off by specifying that i dont have money for any orthodontics. my insurance is bare minimum and i simply dont have the money for short term braces or invisalign. when i wa 15 i got my braces off. i wore my retainer until my doctor told me i didnt need to anymore [...]

So I had braces when I was in high school and had a retainer. Well at the time I was going to college then quit and my dads insurance kicked me off. Shortly after my retainer broke and now several years later my gap in between my front two teeth came back. Question is do [...]

I lost my invisalign retainer at least 3 or 4 months ago and I’ve been irresponsible enough about it to not do anything until now. I still wear the upper half of my retainer which keeps my top row of teeth aligned, although my bite has significantly changed because I’m missing my lower aligner. I [...]

Hello everyone. I had my braces removed when i just turned 17, and I only wore my retainer at night due to vanity, and stupidity. Now I am 20 and I regret it so much now. I currently have a small gap between my front teeth, and slightly on the sides of my front teeth. [...]

Hi. I’m getting my braces off in roughly 3 months (so close!) and I was wondering about which retainer to get. My orthodontist hasn’t exactly informed me about any choices yet, but I think if I could develop a preference it would help. So, the Hawley container is the colorful molded one with the metal [...]

My teeth are really tight in them because they’ve moved a little bit, not much though. what happened was, I started noticing that I was getting this tiny bit of a gap in between my front teeth so i thought if I started using my retainer again all the time my teeth would move back [...]

Okay I haven’t been wearin my retainer for a while [its Invisalign] and I need to wear it because I have an orthodontist appt. coming up on Monday afternoon. [Today Is Thursday.] I know I need to wear my retainer as much as possible but I tried to put it in and it hurt so [...]

I’m 43yrs. old .. don’t have major crooked teeth never wore braces as a child……I want to straighten my two front teeth and my dentist (not an orthodontist) recommended a spring retainer – which i haven’t rec’d yet but will shortly… my question is he said I’d only need to wear it about 5 months [...]

i got my retainer when i got my braces off but a couple weeks ago i got bubble gum stuck in my retainer. its plastic, like invisalign. HELP! i go back to the orthodontist next week and i need it out by then! Technorati Tags: Bubble, Retainer

My orthodontist said that I should wear my retainer for 15 hours a day (so basically from about 9 PM to 12 PM the next day) 7 days per week. However, I’ve been wearing it about 12 hours (12 to 12) a day for maybe 6 or sometimes 5 days per week. Is this a [...]