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Can bad retainers cause more damage to my short roots? (photo)

emmeliJun 8, 2014
I have experienced shifting after braces even with wearing my hawley retainers daily for 3 years. Adjustments were made on retainers and now I have an open bite. My retainers don't fit well and my teeth are loose. My teeth shifted to positions that rub and create soreness like my canines being right on top on one another; it is very uncomfortable. Can bad retainers cause more damage to my short roots? Is Invisalign a viable option or an unnecessary risk?

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Dr. Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD - Account Suspended
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Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD - Account Suspended

Braces are a fantastic way to move teeth in big ways.  However, if one was to ask to move a tooth 0.3 mm, they would be frustrated and disappointed.  Fine tuning a bite after braces has two options, make retainers (NOT clear tray type ie essix) and let the teeth grind their way to fit...

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Kesa McConnell, DDS

Without a photo, I cannot definitively say... Ideally, central incisors should be a little bit longer than your lateral incisors (the two teeth on either side) and your canines should follow suit to be just a tad bit longer than your laterals. Teeth that are exactly the same height and width...

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Robert Waxler, DMD, MS

It might have seemed that you had a good "bite" but I suspect that you had an overjet all along.  The crowding of your upper teeth allowed them to seem to be further back than they really are.  As the crowding resolves your front teeth have to move forward.  At some point your...

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