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Crowns and retainers: Do you think that is going to affect the alignment of my teeth?

February 2, 2018
Asked By:desireeweirich in Portland, OR

I just got a crown placed on tooth 26. I had my braces removed in November, and have since been wearing a retainer full time. The dental office cut the last four teeth on that sided my retainer because with the crown it no longer fits. They cannot make me a new one until ten days from now. Do you think that is going to affect the alignment of my teeth since I just had braces removed not too long ago?

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Answer: Do you have an upper retainer?

Joy V. Poskozim, DDS
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Joy V. Poskozim, DDS

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