If you have finished with your orthodontic treatment and are wearing retainers (or will be soon), this is a special place to connect with others in your (enviable) situation. Ask a question or make a comment about life post-braces.
I just got my braces off yesterday and faithfully wore my retainer except to eat. But now already this morning it looks like there is a very small gap between my two front teeth!!!
just called the ortho who could see me this morning, but i'm at work and am leaving for a trip this afternoon so am going in friday morning 8:45. I hope it doesn't get worse in the next 3 days
thats weird. My teeth always do that when i take out my retainer in the morning. and they about 2 hours later, they are all nice and tight again. It is weird. I hope all goes well at your appt.
I just got my braces off two weeks ago and the day after they came off a gap appeared where one of my extractions had been. I called the ortho and they got me in later that week. He tighten my retainer. By the next day the gap had already closed. So don't worry, it can be fixed.
Thanks everyone. The gap dosent seem to be getting any worse thankfully so they can probably fix it easily tomorrow. It doesn't seem to make a difference in the gap if my retainer is off or on, so I guess they just have to tighten it up like you said.
so they tightened up my retainer, but it doesnt seem to be doing anything the ortho said if it doesn't fix it they can put on springs? i think i will have to call on tuesday and make an appt for that. ahhhhh.
This morning the ortho got out his dremmel and shaved off acrylic from various places, re-shaped the wire, and tada my two front teeth are back together!
He said if this doesn't work, they'd make a new retainer (on them, wouldn't cost me anything). But so far it looks good.
My only issue is that there is a gap between the backs of my teeth and the top of my retainer. I don't know if that's ok or what. I go back in about 2 weeks so I'll ask then.
