My teeth shifted after braces5/12/2023 ![]() Retainers are removed for eating, drinking and brushing teeth. The retainers are usually worn full time for at least three months and then only at night. Most orthodontic patients wear thin plastic retainers after treatment with braces or Invisalign. The only way to ensure teeth don’t move is to hold them in place with retainers, fixed or removable ones and don't forget to focus on keeping your gums and body healthy. Wearing a nightguard while sleeping helps protect teeth. Grinding your teeth (bruxism) at night can cause tooth damage and movement. Make sure you visit your dentist every six months for a professional clean and check of your teeth and retainers. Decay can cause the shape of a tooth to change and teeth to shift. If you aren’t brushing your teeth twice a day for two minutes, plaque and decay can set in. Conditions such as diabetes, thyroid hormone issues, osteoporosis and many other conditions that affect bone health can influence the response of gums to bacterial plaque contributing to tooth movement. Poor oral hygiene can impact teeth placement, particularly if there are significant changes in your health status. ![]() They move to the front of the mouth, particularly those on the bottom arch, which can cause crowding, wear and aesthetic problems.Ĭhanges in gum and bone health may affect the stability of your tooth positions. Teeth shift as part of the aging process. Teeth movement can happen soon after braces, or take many years to occur. Even if you wore braces for three years, your teeth have a long memory. It’s natural for teeth to want to move back to where they were. Why Do Teeth Shift After Braces are Removed? You need to protect your smile if you want to keep it for a lifetime! Now we tell patients it’s one day in a much longer journey. Back then patients thought their last day of braces signalled the end of their orthodontic journey. There wasn’t the awareness amongst patients 20 years ago that teeth have a nasty habit of moving back to their ‘undesired position’. Parents of patients often tell us they had a perfect smile after braces but it has changed over the years. The most common regret of people who had braces many years ago is the movement of their teeth.
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