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Teeth moving after braces, fixed retainer

  • 09-09-2012 5:28pm
    #1
    i_hate_rain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭


    I got braces on when I was 21 and has them off when I was 23. (im 25 now) I got a fixed retainer on top and bottom , lately I've noticed my eye teeth have shifted and there is a gap , making my teeth look crooked from the side. I mentioned it to my orthodontist when I went and I feel like he fobbed me off .. He said they do shift into their final position after braces have been take off , but I thought the retainer stops this? He then went and extended my retained slightly.
    Do I have to accept my teeth the way they are or should he 'fix' them. I paid an awful lot to have straight teeth and I'm upset that this would happen


Comments

  • #2
    i_hate_rain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭i_hate_rain


    Anyone?


  • #3
    Dianthus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 933 ✭✭✭Dianthus


    Do you wear a removable retainer also?
    Were the canines part of the fixed retainer over the last 2years?


  • #4
    i_hate_rain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭i_hate_rain


    Dianthus wrote: »
    Do you wear a removable retainer also?
    Were the canines part of the fixed retainer over the last 2years?

    I don't have another retainer to wear and the fixed retainer was on the top 4 teeth and now extends to the top 6


  • #5
    Dianthus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 933 ✭✭✭Dianthus


    Extra information useful, will have to pass this one to someone more qualified to answer comprehensively, ie: an orthodontist:D
    However, it's completely natural that teeth will shift very slightly over time. This can occur even in patients with no history of pre-existing crowding/ortho treatment, and also in patients with no wisdom teeth.


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