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Should a bonded retainer be glued to all 6 bottom teeth?

shb880Sep 19, 2016
I just got a bonded retainer put on my bottom teeth, and they only glued to 3 teeth: the 2 on the end and one that I am having a problem with movement. Is this normal? It seems like the standard is to glue all 6. I am just paranoid about potential movement.

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Dr. Tarsys Loayza, DDS, MSc
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Answered on Sep 21, 2016
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Joseph B. Silberman, DMD, FAGD

Your bonding should not break or chip. It also should feel smooth just like your tooth would feel. Since you have Invisalign, the bonding should be stable so that the aligners won't need to be corrected.

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Depending on the kind of tooth fracture it is and where it's located on the tooth, enamel should be removed in order to gain more surface area for the bonding to adhere to. Enamel removal is also important in order to make the restoration "invisable" so that you can't tell that the tooth was...

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Usually teeth are not damaged by removing a bonded retainer. Most likely, you are used to more bulk on the back of your teeth and now it is gone. I wouldn't worry about this at all. 

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