Guest guest Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Today I was thinking about the retainer I will wear (farther down the road then I can imagine right now) and was a little dismayed. My husband who had braces and has a lower permanent retainer and never anything on his upper says his dentist said the bottom teeth will keep the top inline. Well, my ortho said I will definately have a permanent lower retainer but willneed to wear my retainer in my top teeth every night for the rest of my life...he was not joking either. All this and I'll be a little old lady in my 90's with a retainer on?? And if I don't wear it I suppose my teeth are back where I started. Can my widened upper palate go back to original size as well? How permenant is this procedure? (Upper moved forward and widened and lower moved back and to the left) Was it all worth it?? Any comments from those who are years post op? Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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