But, if it has been a few months or even years, the retainer will likely feel too small and be uncomfortable. Does wearing an old retainer to straighten teeth work? As it turns out, yes, it can. Because they are custom made, they can also help improve any minor oral issues you might find years after having your braces removed.
Wearing a noticeably ill-fitting retainer can cause damage to the surface of the teeth, so be sure and contact us about being fitted for a new one if you can no longer wear yours comfortably.
The teeth will revert back and then the extreme pressure of reinserting the retainer will loosen your teeth. See your orthodontist and wear the retainer on a regular nightly schedule, and your teeth will re-tighten. The answer is NO. Within the first days after the dental braces are fitted, teeth will begin to shift and feel quite loose. This is the normal pattern of tooth movement and is the method teeth use to move through braces. They are simply guided in a way to make them straight.
When braces are removed, the teeth no longer have that barrier. However, there are some situations that could occur that could turn straight teeth into crooked teeth. Every day when you brush your teeth, check to make sure you do not have any loose braces by gently trying to slide each one. If a wire or band comes loose, do not be alarmed. If a tie wire is protruding and irritating, use a blunt instrument the back of a spoon or a pencil eraser to carefully push the wire out of the way.
If you have a broken or loose appliance, please call us to determine if your breakage is urgent and requires immediate repair. If a piece comes loose, save it and bring it with you to the office. Elastics are essentially rubber bands that are attached to brackets, usually between the upper and lower or front and back teeth, applying tension and causing teeth to move.
Elastics can be used in many ways depending upon the treatment goals. Elastics move the teeth in a direction they could not be moved using braces alone. Your teeth and jaws may be tender during the first few days elastics are worn. This is normal, and the tenderness should begin to disappear within a week. If it persists longer, please call our office. Rinsing with hot salt water will help reduce the tenderness. Your elastics may be difficult to put on at first, but this will become easier with practice.
You may remove them only when eating or brushing your teeth. Leave them in during snacking. Be sure to replace the elastics with new ones immediately after meals and brushing. Part-time wear does NOT move teeth, but it does cause prolonged discomfort. Change the elastics routinely even if they are not broken. After a while, elastics lose their strength. Change them after each meal and before bedtime. If one elastic breaks, replace both sides. Carry extra elastics with you at all times.
Before you leave the office, be absolutely sure you understand exactly where to hook the elastics. Hooking them on incorrectly can be worse than not wearing them at all, as your teeth might move in the opposite direction. Some people even adjust within a few hours!
If a lisp occurs, it will fade and eventually disappear as the tongue get accustomed to the aligners and adjusts accordingly. To prevent or fix a lisp due to Invisalign, keep talking! For someone with a lisp, the first instinct may be to talk less to hide the defect. But talking will actually help fix the issue sooner. Because the lisp is caused when the tongue adjusts to the orthodontia, the more a person talks, the more quickly the tongue will be able to learn how to maneuver around the aligners to form sounds, and the more quickly speech will return to normal.
To avoid speaking with a lisp at a major event or during an important meeting or phone call, just remove the aligners for that specific time. Unlike other dental work, Invisalign can be removed temporarily during treatment. Defay Orthodontics Accessibility Statement Defay Orthodontics is committed to facilitating the accessibility and usability of its website, kaysvilleutorthodontist.
Caring for your retainer : Rinse your retainer with water when you take it out. Your retainer should always be in your case when you are not wearing it. When removing your retainer pull from the back and work your way forward. This will prevent bending the wire in the front over time. Brush your retainer with water and your toothbrush when cleaning it. Do not use toothpaste. However, you may use soap. Additional cleaning may be done with retainer or denture cleansers. Simply follow the directions on the package do not use more than once a week.
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