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After not wearing my retainer for 4 months my teeth have shifted a lot, what should I do? (Photo)

tiffany0102Aug 10, 2017
I got my braces taken off on March 17th of this year. I wore my retainer only slightly for the 1st month and then I stopped wearing them. I tried wearing both my plastic retainer and my wire retainer. Both of them don't fit my teeth because my teeth have shifted a lot. I'm very worried and afraid that I will be scalded by my orthodontist.

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Dr. Bangorn S. Terry, MS, DMD
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Answered on Aug 12, 2017
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