Good Bite & Retention

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#1 Post by **sedona** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:22 am

Hi All,
I obtained an excellent bite from elastics.
For a couple of months, my ortho had me eliminate the elastics and I noticed that my bite degraded significantly - mainly due to a degradation in the levelling.
Now that I have resumed elastics (& my excellent bite), I am was interested in whether or not other folks have had this situation.
Specifically, I am wondering if if it is possible to retaiain the levelling gained from elastic wear.
TIA

#2 Post by **Kevin** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:53 am

You might want to post your question in the Metal Mouth forum. Short answer though, yes.

#3 Post by **sedona** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:50 pm

Well, the main reason that I posted here rather than the Metal Mouth Forum is that I am interested in hearing from folks that have had this type of retention after the braces are removed.
It made me nervous that I had a loss of the leveling when I was still wearing braces & stopped elastics.
It seems like the situation will degrade even more without the stability provided by the braces.
And so, I wanted some reassurance from folks that have already had removal.