They recently took off my braces and gave me retainers. I put them on at night and when i wake up they are straight and together. But after a few hours they separate. Is there anything i can do about this?
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If you truly have really small teeth and closed all the spaces, they would tend to space back out, but more importantly - imagine yourself with the teeth of a 5 year old. Although braces may be helpful in getting the teeth prepared by positioned them ideally, veneers...
NO! Stating that extracting bicuspids will cause the same result in every patient is a myth that has been disproven time and time again in the scientific literature. The decision to remove teeth or not remove teeth is a complicated one that cannot be over generalized. As a board-certified...
Simple answer, if the thumbsucking does not stop then there is no way that anything you have done will last. Braces would be the answer but you need to stop thumbsucking first.