Are retainers still required after wearing braces if I used to suck my thumb?

August 17, 2024
Asked By:Creative330639 in Winters, Texas

I used to suck my thumb from infancy until I was about six or seven. I now have an overbite and my teeth aren't aligned with each other. I'm thinking about getting braces to fix it, but I'm wondering since my teeth got that shape intentionally not naturally , will they move back to an overbite? (I'm now 16)

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