Hi everyone,
So, sadly, like many people I stopped wearing my retainers for quite awhile after getting my braces off. I wore them for years, lost them, and finally found them again.
I started noticing that my top front teeth were "clicking" and thinking something was extremely wrong I scheduled a dentist appointment to make sure everything was okay. In my fear of them falling out or being loose I finally located my own retainers. Cleaned them extremely well and tried to wear them, thinking something was better than nothing.
I haven't had my braces for a least 12 years. The bottom retainers pretty much fit perfectly still because I have a permanent placement bar on the bottom. The tops were not fitting completely but, like I said, something had to be better than nothing. So I wore them and pain! teeth were so sore it was ridiculous but I was like they would be sore if they are moving!
After the dentist appointment they said I shouldn't wear them anymore since the top ones weren't fitting right. But now after wearing them for awhile I definitely feel like my top teeth have shifted. It feels like my bite is off now, my jaw "clicks" sometimes when I yawn, and I can definitely tell one of my top teeth is moving sideways/back a bit. Mouth still looks good and you can't really tell/see anything. But I KNOW. I can feel it.
My question is when I go to an orthodontist consult do you think it would be an easy fix where I could maybe just get invisilign and maybe just for the top? Or does it sound like there could be something worse going on? Any help would be appreciated. Sorry for all the information.
So, sadly, like many people I stopped wearing my retainers for quite awhile after getting my braces off. I wore them for years, lost them, and finally found them again.
I started noticing that my top front teeth were "clicking" and thinking something was extremely wrong I scheduled a dentist appointment to make sure everything was okay. In my fear of them falling out or being loose I finally located my own retainers. Cleaned them extremely well and tried to wear them, thinking something was better than nothing.
I haven't had my braces for a least 12 years. The bottom retainers pretty much fit perfectly still because I have a permanent placement bar on the bottom. The tops were not fitting completely but, like I said, something had to be better than nothing. So I wore them and pain! teeth were so sore it was ridiculous but I was like they would be sore if they are moving!
After the dentist appointment they said I shouldn't wear them anymore since the top ones weren't fitting right. But now after wearing them for awhile I definitely feel like my top teeth have shifted. It feels like my bite is off now, my jaw "clicks" sometimes when I yawn, and I can definitely tell one of my top teeth is moving sideways/back a bit. Mouth still looks good and you can't really tell/see anything. But I KNOW. I can feel it.
My question is when I go to an orthodontist consult do you think it would be an easy fix where I could maybe just get invisilign and maybe just for the top? Or does it sound like there could be something worse going on? Any help would be appreciated. Sorry for all the information.
