Apparently after braces, you have to wear a retainer for the rest of your life

[xXOGLEGENDXx]

My sister had braces in high school. The other day she was freaking out because she misplaced her retainer.
I asked her why she still needed it anyway since she got her braces removed years ago. She told me that she has to wear it every night.

So I asked her for how long and she said basically for the rest of her life.
Apparently if you go without your retainer for a couple of days, your teeth will immediately start shifting back to their pre-braces positions




My stupid ass thought once your braces were removed that you only had to wear a retainer for a couple of years and you were good. That shiit is forever.

 

[Yaboysix]

Damn! Braces ain't shyt, breh.

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

Not everybody does. My dentists usually ask me if I had braces cuz my teeth are straight even though thers no equipment in my mouth, and I didn't have braces. My sis had braces and no retainer too

Her teeth must be really stubborn

 

[DJ Paul's Arm]

Dental plan!

 

[Coco Loco]

Yeah I stopped after a year. I found it a few years ago, washed it and tried to put it in, PAIN!!!! According to my retainer, my teeth definitely shifted but it's not noticeable

 

[Clayton Endicott]

Not true. I had braces for 2 years then had a retainer afterwards for 6 months, and that was in the late 80's to early 90s

 

[Illuminatos]

Yeah and it’s the same with Invisalign.

I had Invisalign in 2012 for a year and got 1 set of retainers which eventually broke and I never got them remolded. I got Invisalign again in 2022 because my teeth had shifted (not as bad as before but they still shifted). I took them off early last year and this time my new orthodontist gave me 4 sets of retainers.

I only wear them about 2-3 times a week cause they’re annoying to clean in the morning. If I don’t wear them for about a week straight and try to put them on they’ll be tight and cause a little bit of pain cause obviously my teeth will start shifting again.

 

[Pineal Gland]

They don't shift all the way back

I haven't worn mine in 20 years (), and my teeth are still 1000x better than they were before the braces

 

[Pure Water]

I lost my retainer the first year after I got my braces off. My teeth never really shifted back, but I thank my bottom permanent retainer for that.

 

[Koli_Kat]

1. You can get a permanent retainer that stays in your teeth

2. It's for liability. Some peoples teeth won't shift,some do,some a little.

They don't want you to come back bytching about how your teeth don't look the same or braces don't "work"

 

[SnowflakesByTheOZ]

Yea I had braces when I was younger from about the age of 6 maybe to 12 and after I got them removed the dentist told me I had to wear the permanent retainer. Idk if we're talking about the same thing but it's pretty much like these 2 small brackets that are attached behind the top and bottom row. I went to the dentist a couple year ago (31 now) and apparently the bottom one wasnt there . Dentist said it mustve came off during a contact sport or something idk, I didnt even realize it wasnt there, still got the top one though

 

[Jasonmask]

Yeah I’ve seen in irl. This dude I went to HS w (he’s dead now got killed by police crashing out over his BM his murder is on YT) he had crazy crooked teeth then got braces retainers and he stopped and they started to get crooked again

 

[maxamusa]

Yea I had braces when I was younger from about the age of 6 maybe to 12 and after I got them removed the dentist told me I had to wear the permanent retainer. Idk if we're talking about the same thing but it's pretty much like these 2 small brackets that are attached behind the top and bottom row. I went to the dentist a couple year ago (31 now) and apparently the bottom one wasnt there . Dentist said it mustve came off during a contact sport or something idk, I didnt even realize it wasnt there, still got the top one though

damn you had braces for 6 years as a yute.....must have been rough


at least it was before the discovery of women

 

[Peter Popoff]

I wore my shıt for a few months and lost it. My teeth shifted but not drastically.

 

[MustafaSTL]

It depends, not the same for everyone. I had my braces taken out over 20 years ago now and still wear my retainer every single night. I don’t even feel right going to bed without mine on. When I put it on at night I definitely feel some tightness compared to the prior morning when I took them out. I remember my boy had some too in high school and never wore a retainer and his teeth went right back to square one.

So some years back, my top retainer broke. I initially got retainers because I had a Michael Strahan gap. Replacing the retainer was too expensive for a while so I had to go without them, and lo and behold, my gap came back a little. When I was finally able to buy a replacement, I had to wear it all day other than when eating and brushing for a good while before my teeth got back straight again. I’m wearing them every night for the rest of this here life.