Orthodontics Questions » Small http://orthodonticsquestions.com Orthodontics Questions and Answers Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:59:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Wearing My Retainer After 5 Years – Closing Small Gaps? http://orthodonticsquestions.com/wearing-my-retainer-after-5-years-closing-small-gaps/ http://orthodonticsquestions.com/wearing-my-retainer-after-5-years-closing-small-gaps/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:07:23 +0000 Orthodontics Editor http://orthodonticsquestions.com/wearing-my-retainer-after-5-years-closing-small-gaps/ 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 about a year later.
its been five years now, and i have small spaces in the top of the front of my smile. they really arent bad at all,
my retainer still fits, just with a gap between my teeth and the plastic, but i can get it on. im wondering if i wear it how it would take me to get back to normal.?
i know that its different for everyone and without seeing no one can be sure, but there are relatively small spaces and im simply asking for an educated guess.
im also asking if anyone advises me not to do this seeing as its been about 4 years since i had it in last? theres a decent amount of space between my top and botom teeth. my bottom retainer still fits perfectly with no gaps.
thanks guys!

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]]> http://orthodonticsquestions.com/wearing-my-retainer-after-5-years-closing-small-gaps/feed/ 1 If One Of My Invisalign Trays Has A Small Crack, But Still Is One Piece And Fits Ok, Do I Need To Replace? http://orthodonticsquestions.com/if-one-of-my-invisalign-trays-has-a-small-crack-but-still-is-one-piece-and-fits-ok-do-i-need-to-replace/ http://orthodonticsquestions.com/if-one-of-my-invisalign-trays-has-a-small-crack-but-still-is-one-piece-and-fits-ok-do-i-need-to-replace/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:22 +0000 Orthodontics Editor http://orthodonticsquestions.com/if-one-of-my-invisalign-trays-has-a-small-crack-but-still-is-one-piece-and-fits-ok-do-i-need-to-replace/ This happened to my last tray towards the end and it was fine, but I just started this one on Sunday and I feel a small crack. Its in between two teeth and not all the way through, as the tray is still in one piece and seems to be working fine. Since I replace trays every two weeks, do I need to do anything since its not major and doesn’t seem to be affecting anything?
Also, I had lingual attachments added yesterday and two came off. I’ll probably get them replaced next week, but how much would it affect me if I didn’t get them replaced till my appointment next month? They were on my pre-molars I think on one side?? All other attachments are fine, my teeth are very sore so I know its working. Any orthodontists with an opinion?

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