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Teeth out of Place Will They Get Back to Their Original Position? (photo)

FasihaOct 30, 2012
It has been a year since my braces and my teeth have shifted a little specially the lower ones what are the chances that after wearing my retainers my teeth will be the way they were ????

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Dr. Gary Nack, DDS (retired)
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Answered on Nov 1, 2012
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Dr. Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD - Account Suspended
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