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When my braces come off, I will be getting an implant for my front tooth. However, wont I need a maryland bridge to fill in that space temporarily because from what i hear, teeth move back into a gap? I just wanted to know if anyone here has a bridge along with a retainter.
I go in next week to the ortho and just wanted to get some info first.
Thanks!

I'm scheduled for an implant for a missing first molar. My ortho was going to fit me for a buckle retainer to hold the space until the implant could be placed, but I had the implant done sooner than expected. He said the buckle retainer won't be necessary as long as I have the implant crown placed in the next 3 or 4 months. Apparently, teeth will drift into the space if it isn't restored with an implant or a bridge within several months.

I'm not exactly sure what a buckle retainer is, but you might want to ask about it at your next visit.

Chris