I Just Got Braces and Did Not Have Any Extractions, Why Has My Face Shape Changed?

Dear Enquirer, you have mild upper and lower crowding with a possible upper lip fraenum that sits between the front 2 teeth. Invisalign can easily correct your problem but your upper front teeth look slightly curved in the middle and to get them to sit better would involve some slight enamel...

Retainers are used to hold teeth in position after correction. In selected cases some slight movvement can be accomplished with retainers. But, any significant degree of overjet or front tooth prominence cannot be corrected with retainers. And if you have not worn your retainers for a...

You can eat with aligners. I know, I had a patient, who did, against my advise. The same goes about drinks. All except water. Concern would be sugar content of beverages and food.So if you have to (for social reasons and such), keep them on, but make sure to brush your teeth right away...