Hi, to be honest I dislike going to the dentist and fear it. But I am a mother of a two year old who recently have to be seen by one. I am trying to get back into the habbit of talking care of my teeth , but as we all know it can be expensive. I had braces in the past , which means I needed to wear a retainer. I have a permanent retainer on my bottom teeth and an invisible retainer on my top. Question is I haven t use my top retainer for about 4 years. I know BAD person but is it okay if I try seeing if it fits? Is it even possible to get my teeth to fit it again? My front teeth feet , but I can tell that my teeth had shifted a lot because my back teeth won t fit, can I fix it if I try to wear it 24/7.
Dear friendthanx for sharing your concern. Also nice to know that you have started taking care of your teeth. Now four years is a long span of time, you haven't used your retainer all this time. Now if you try to fit old retainer, presently it might not help, plus it can cause damage too on continuous usage. Therefore donor worry take it to your dentist explain your problem to them and i m sure with minor adjustments it can be used again, condition being your teeth have not shifted much. If you want you can get fixed type retainer also. You can inquire this from your dentist and get it fixed.than