My teeth have shifted around a but and are a little wider than they were when constrained.

Do you have to wear retainers forever reddit. The clear retainers like the aligners only have to be worn 247 for 2 weeks after. You also don't “have to” eat a nutritious diet and get exercise. Only if you want your teeth to stay where they are now.

As a general rule of thumb however its recommended that patients wear a retainer for 12 to. If your retainer is causing any oral problems, feel free to drop by one of our clinics so we can take a look at you. Actually you don’t have to wear them constantly to keep your teeth still.

52 members in the drreads community. So 5 years with the removable retainer in the top mouth, and 10 years with the bar on the lower teeth. You have to wear retainers forever.

Most people don’t have to wear a retainer forever. As someone who had regular braces at 12, stopped wearing the retainer at 22, and got invisalign at 26, i cannot believe that i didn’t wear a retainer from 22. But you might have to wear your retainers for over 6 months if you.

Those are my problem teeth. At least you can take it out. I only wore mine for about a year after getting.

Typically you wear a retainer full time for the first three to six months. I grind my teeth so my retainer wore out about 2 years after. The old advice is that 12 months of retention is enough for the teeth to be.