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Can Retainers Fix Shifted Teeth After Braces?

While braces are an excellent solution for yourself when suffering from misaligned teeth, your teeth can shift slightly even after wearing braces. This is especially true if you don’t start to use a retainer immediately. If you have neglected to wear a retainer right after the removal of brackets, you will want to research your options before your teeth move too much. Below is some useful information about if a retainer can fix a slight shift of your teeth. 

Can Retainers Fix Slight Shifts After Braces?

In many cases, a retainer can fix slight shifts of your teeth once your braces have been removed. While this method of teeth straightening may not fully work, retainers can make minimal corrections. Retainers can also be used if your teeth have moved to an abnormal position after the braces are taken out.

However, it is important to understand that retainers must fit your teeth perfectly for them to work correctly. That is the reason only very small shifts can be corrected with the use of a retainer. Moreover, retainers can’t be adjusted in the same way that metal brackets or aligners can. If the shift is too large, and you attempt to wear a retainer, you may feel discomfort consistently.

Things to Consider

There is also a slight possibility that wearing a retainer that is not shaped 100 percent to your teeth will damage those teeth, cost you a lot of money and frustration in the long run.

Therefore, if you want to be confident that wearing a retainer for a slight shift of your teeth won’t damage them, contact your dentist. They will determine whether or not wearing a retainer for these shifts is a smart course of action. 

To schedule an appointment with Bayside Dental and Orthodontics call at 979-330-4113. 

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