I haven't been wearing my retainer, which I regret. My teeth look crooked and I want to start wearing my aligners again but I threw them away at end of treatment. Can my ortho reorder a few of my last trays although my treatment was completed months ago? I was very happy with my treatment and I don't want to have refinements made, which would mean new type of tooth movement. I would prefer to duplicate the few last trays of my past treatment, which was painless and successful is that possible?
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If you want things to go backwards, I suppose you simply wear your old aligners backwards all the way to aligner #1, then that should bring you back to how you were. That one IPR would just be a gap once you’ve completed your reversal. By going back to how you were may not resolve your T...
Retainers should fit all your teeth, there may be a distortion to the retainers. I would call back the office and tell them that you rather have a retainer that fits all around not just the front teeth. Good luck!
Good for you for being diligent with wearing your Invisalign and flossing! Teeth do get loose as they are being actively moved. Excessively loose teeth during treatment can be caused by some of the following issues: interference/occlusal trauma, excessive force, or gum disease/lack of bone...
