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Will your jaw ever move back to the original position after getting braces/invisalign and elastics off?

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Henry ZNov 20, 2013

I know there are retainers to keep your teeth from moving after your braces/invisalign treatment, but what keeps your jaws from moving back after you wear the elastics? Can they even move back to the original position?

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