Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Retainer causing gap between two front teeth. Is it permanent? Will the braces help close the gap later?

My 11 year old daughter got retainers about a month ago to create enough room in her mouth for canine teeth to come out properly. Either retainer or go to surgery. We chose the former. Unfortunately wearing retainger is also creating gap between her two font teeth and she is getting a bit upset about this. Is it going to be permanent? Will the braces help close the gap?

Retainer causing gap between two front teeth. Is it permanent? Will the braces help close the gap later?
i had this exact problem about 2 years ago. Its completely temporary, the braces quickly fix the problem. The retainer is literally splitting her mouth apart making it wider, and the space from this immediate space is shown between the two front teeth. The canine teeth with use that space as soon as the brackets are attached. However, usually once the brackets are removed there is a retainer, if the space begins to come back, the process is reversing itself, you should now have some cause for concern. In cases where retainers are used to make room for teeth, its best to have a perminant retainer when the braces are finally removed, as perminant retainers(including the upper) are the best at keeping gaps closed. its best to plan for the future, believe me i did it the hard way. Hope that helps
Reply:The retainer is just making place for the canine teeth. Onc she will have her braces, the braces will close the gap.
Reply:the retainer is just holding the teeth so the canine teeth have room, braces will close the gap



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