Can I wear my cosmetic retainer after bone graft surgery?

July 23, 2018
Asked By:mcarmack in Charlotte, NC

I was born with only 1 front tooth & with no bone in the top jaw where the 2nd tooth was supposed to be. I had the teeth separated, leaving me with a gap. My entire life I have had a retainer with a fake front tooth. I have to have a bone graft surgery first, then follow through with the implant. No one knows about my fake front tooth, & I’d like to keep it that way. I have to be back to work a few days after surgery & HAVE to wear it. Can I wear my retainer a few days after the bone graft?

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