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How much should I wear my new retainers?
I just got a retainer today after a year and a half of braces. my retainer is the see through one without any metal. I have just spent a week after they took my braces off without anything on my teeth, no brace, no retainer (it took them a week to make the retainer). and when i put the retainer on it didnt really hurt. it felt a bit uncomfortable but only for the first 2 hours or so. so doesnt this mean that my teeth dont move as mush as other people's, because after having a week to move out of place, they remained pretty neat. if this is so, does it mean i can go easy on the 24/7 six month rule of wearing my retainer? if my teeth dont move that much, can i wear them only at night? taking them off and washing them every time i eat will be a huge pain, and ive learnt that my orthodontists exaggerate a little - i didnt listen to many of their rules on braces.
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I only wear mine at night, but they're made of very thick, hard plastic - I can't talk in them, they're designed for sleeping. I also have permanent retainers (thin metal strips behind my upper and lower front teeth). I rarely wear my retainer to bed, but I have a permanent retainer in to keep my teeth straight, which I think is what has allowed me to skip using the retainer.
Maybe you don't have to go 24/7, but I think you should wear it for some time every day. Braces aren't fun, and it would suck if all of the work of the braces was ruined because you didn't feel like wearing your retainer. Some people can get away with not following any of the rules, and some people can't.
I wouldn't risk it :/
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I wear retainers, but at night and not during the day. That's what they tell most people. If they sense your teeth are moving, then they'll just advise you to wear it a bit during the day as well.
My teeth always move, and they don't even tell me to wear mine much during the day, though you have to wear them every night. That's why it is at night, because you're not eating or anything.
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I had a retainer years ago, I wore it during the day and let it soak over night in proxide.
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