Closing gaps with retainer?

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MetalManda
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Closing gaps with retainer?

#1 Post by MetalManda »

Hi there,
I have had braces for almost 3 years and I have one small extraction gap still to be closed. My extraction date is set just under a month a way but I don't know if this gap is going to be closed.
I have read things where people have said it is sometimes possible to close gaps using the retainers.
My question is has anyone had this done, and does it actually work?
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Re: Closing gaps with retainer?

#2 Post by smartygirl »

it would depend on the size of the gap, for starters... i had a molar extracted and no way could that gap be closed with a retainer! i had one tooth that shifted a bit at the end of my treatment though, and it's being nudged back into place with an essix.
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