Post, post, post surgery question

[Guest guest]

Hey all,

This is regarding retainers. I have had braces three times in my

life. 4 years as a teen, blew off my retainers in college and paid

for it by getting braces again in my 30's. i got them off when

pregnant, and was held by retainers. i now have them on, obviously,

for the surgery i just had. My question for anyone who has gotten

this far.... Do they do the same thing regarding retainers? have you

wear them 24/7 for 6 months,then only at night for the rest of

eternity? i am in no way going to screw up this $70,000 mouth that is

in creation mode. Thanks,katie

[Guest guest]

I've been in retainers for about two years now -- the clear plastic

ones that look a lot like Invisalign.

When my ortho gave them to me, he said to wear them at least 14 hours

a day. I probably average more than that, actually, because my bite

is more comfortable with them than without them.

When I saw him a year later, he didn't tell me anything different.

I'll see him again next March. I expect to be in them for the rest of

my life... Which is ok by me. I'd rather do that than have things

move back to a wonky situation.

It's very hard, I'm told, to hold the lower front teeth where they're

sposed to be. I don't know whether a bonded permanent retainer would

do better -- but it surely is nice to be able to take these out and

scrub!

Cammie

> Hey all,

>

> This is regarding retainers. I have had braces three times in my

> life. 4 years as a teen, blew off my retainers in college and paid

> for it by getting braces again in my 30's. i got them off when

> pregnant, and was held by retainers. i now have them on, obviously,

> for the surgery i just had. My question for anyone who has gotten

> this far.... Do they do the same thing regarding retainers? have

you

> wear them 24/7 for 6 months,then only at night for the rest of

> eternity? i am in no way going to screw up this $70,000 mouth that

is

> in creation mode. Thanks,katie