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Is it okay to wear your retainer after a sliding genioplasty?

March 27, 2024
Asked By:Fishsticks1234 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Will the motion of popping in and out your lower retainer affect healing or pull on chin muscle ? (Chin ptosis)?

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Answer: Retainer after chin surgery

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April 1, 2024

Answer: Retainer after chin surgery

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation)

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