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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:24 pm
by sjsarre
I was not advised by my ortho that I would need to wear retainers for the rest of my life yet I have heard it on this forum quite alot. My ortho said 2 years maximum, but I guess the longer you are prepared to wear them then I guess the less chance there is of your teeth slipping back out of place
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:05 pm
by Eleni
(Sagging boobs are enough for me - no need for me to have sagging teeth as well!)
I will forever now associate my retainer to my bra!!
But you do make a good point.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:33 am
by JumpTheDitch
My ortho said 24/7 for a 2-3 years, then nights forever, though he didn't differentiate between
every night and
regular nights.
His words were "... then, if you like them the way they are...."
You get the picture. I guess you can't ever say for sure what you will do, but I can't imagine I'd be pleased with myself for letting all this hard work go to waste.
***If these braces ever come off that is; even though my time's scheduled to be comparatively shorter than most, I'm starting to feel like I was born with this hardware...
