Made the mistake of not wearing my retainer regularly and the gap between my two front teeth has returned?

Great question! If your can't get your retainer to seat correctly, it is unlikely that you will benefit from continued wear. Forcing it into place will most likely break it. However, your orthodontist may be able to make a slight adjustment to it to not only make it fit, but able to get your...

If your teeth were decently aligned with a slight overbite (technically we orthodontists call it overjet) prior to making space for your impacted canine, an increase in overjet would be expected once it is brought into the arch. Impacted teeth usually present with midline discrepancies and other...

All orthodontic cases do not require tooth extractions, but if in your case extraction is needed, you can extract canine instead of premolar, which will save a healthy premolar. Anatomy is different, but you can save one healthy tooth [premolar] instead of RCT treated compromised [canine] tooth.