{"id":79,"date":"2012-11-21T21:42:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T02:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/blog\/?p=79"},"modified":"2012-11-21T21:42:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-22T02:42:23","slug":"do-i-need-to-keep-wearing-my-retainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/blog\/do-i-need-to-keep-wearing-my-retainer\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Need to Keep Wearing My Retainer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was a teenager, I had to get braces<\/a> and was told to wear a retainer for a month all day and then later, only at night. My upper front teeth relapsed a bit, so I spoke with a new orthodontist who said new braces would fix this problem. He also suggested I could use my old retainer to get the teeth pretty straight and then have a new retainer made. He mentioned six months of daily full time wear and then at night would do the job.
\nI\u2019ve worn the new retainer fulltime for nearly three years and notice one tooth seems to shift after a few hours of not wearing the retainer. So now, I feel like I can\u2019t go more than a few hours without the retainer. Am I imagining this or does this occur sometimes? And if it happens, what are the repercussions? What should I do?
\n– Justin in Oklahoma<\/p>\n

Justin,
\nYou\u2019re probably not imagining that your teeth are moving. Clearly, one tooth in particular, seems to be changing position a bit. You should continue to wear the retainer all the time, day and night. If you don\u2019t want to wear it during the day, you have a couple choices.
\nYour first choice is to get a permanent retainer bonded to the insides of your teeth. This could be done on the upper or lower teeth. The only issue is cleaning your teeth \u2013 you\u2019d need to use a floss threader to adequately clean your teeth. If you\u2019re okay with this, this may be a good solution.
\nIf you\u2019re not keen on this, your other option is to have a tooth bleaching splint created. This clear bleaching tray holds your teeth in position and isn\u2019t as noticeable as the basic orthodontic retainer.
\nA dentist should see you to determine why your teeth haven\u2019t stabilized. It isn\u2019t good for your teeth to change position so you need to keep using the retainer to avoid this issue. Hopefully, over time, the movement will stop.<\/p>\n

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