Can using clear retainers at night turn your teeth yellow? Can it stop whitening strips from working if you wear it afterwards?

It sounds like you are dedicated to wearing your retainers which is great. Most likely, a week won't cause any problems. If you feel like the retainers are tight when you put them on, wear them more often until you get back to that normal retainer feeling. Some people have teeth that tend to...

While he is correct to be removing teeth to try to achieve this goal, it is HIGHLY unlikely that braces alone will work.  Also, constricting the size of the arch of teeth normally results in less space for the tongue and causes sleep disordered breathing (sleep apnea).You are MUCH better...

The photos shown simply do not give enough information. Only after a complete intra oral/extra oral evaluation can an orthodontist give you a realistic determination of treatment options. Is the cross bite unilateral or bilateral? Is the over bite purely dental or skeletal or a combination? All...

There really is no age limit to get braces. The most important thing is to make sure the gum and bone structure around your teeth is healthy enough to support tooth movement. You should coordinate a visit with both an Orthodontist and Periodontist (gum specialist) so they can develop a treatment...

Thank you for a great question. The good news is, if it will not go away after improving oral hygiene,  it can be easily and painlessly removed using a dental laser. We carry it in our practice. Ask your orthodontist if they have it as well.Good luck.

The DNA Appliance and Epigenetic Orthodontics is the best way to orthopedically grow your maxilla larger to eliminate crossbite and is definitively my preferred method of treatment.An alternative is Rapid Maxillary Expansion with a surgical assist or the SARPE procedure.Ira L Shapira DDS,...