Stopped Wearing Your Retainer?

What to do when you have stopped wearing your retainer...

I'll go over the 3 main options:

1. If your teeth have not shifted too much just try to push the retainer in as much as possible and then keep it in for 3 weeks.

2. If your teeth have shifted a little come in for a new set of retainers.

3. If your teeth have really shifted then you likely need orthodontic treatment again!

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[ponipepper]

Haven’t worn my retainer for over 10 years. As a child, I didn’t understand. Now I notice my smile isn’t what it used to be and now I wish I never stopped wearing the retainer.

[abigailstockwell]

I haven’t worn mine consistently in a few years but when I wear it I just shove it back on and deal with the pain. 😂😂 it makes me have a lisp though.

[zoltankaponya]

Hi Dr. Nate, I have just got my invisaligns a week ago - having braces was a great journey (2 years and 5 days), and I intend to wear the retainers as responsible as possible. Your video definitively gives a lot of motivation - thank you!

[jcwatsonoutdoors]

Haven’t worn my retainer in close to 10 years . Managed to get mine on. Very tight

[flaviafrade]

As an orthodontist, I like the plastic retainer better too. I usually give my patients these tips too😁

[LadyPantera]

I just ended my third round of orthodontics last year (over the course of 25 years), so I get a little antsy if I fall asleep without my retainers for even one night and if I do, I will at least put them in for a couple hours when I wake up.

A few years before my last round, I discovered that my art mentor's teeth had moved so much over the years that her lower teeth were touching the roof of her mouth. Even if you haven't had braces, wearing a retainer at night can save you from from having to go through an intense painful round of braces in the future. Totally worth it!

[cassandraglebavicius]

I haven’t worn my retainer in like 13 years and noticed shifting recently and wanted to wear them for my teeth grinding and after getting an extraction. They fit like 70% of the way so I’m trying to get them back this way! I kept my braces on longer because I knew I wouldn’t be consistent with my retainer and I’m so glad I did.

[hannahhelton]

I haven’t gone more than 1 night without my retainer since having my braces off after double jaw surgery.
If you’ve undergone orthognathic surgery - wearing a retainer is a breeze. Just do it, guys. Take care of your mouth.

[PinkAndTheKeytarCat]

When I got my braces off in 2008, I had a glued in bar placed in. Last year, my dentist told me to get the bar out and get a clear retainer. I'm an adult, we figured, so I couldn't lose it. What I immediately learned about myself is that I'm and adult who lost it.
Anyway, I was looking for something else just now and found the retainer that I lost twelve days after I lost it, so thank you for this video. Still miss my glued-in retainer! Had it for over a decade and never once had a problem with it.

[mondrella]

I haven’t wore them for like 2 months, i have then on now and it feels so tight, can’t imagine the pain i’m gonna have in the morning😢

[BlackVenom]

Hi! Thanks for the informative video. Haven't been wearing my plastic retainer in a few years but it does fit like 80% still. I'll try to wear it like that until I can hopefully push it down all the way.

[evawertz]

My orthodontist didn't ever listen to me and she kept telling me that it didn't matter that I was in constant pain. I stopped wearing it and my teeth look the same honestly, maybe a little bit of shifting but my bottom teeth that "needed" braces so badly ended up straightened out on their own. Orthodontists are either amazing or terrible tbh.

[LekeO]

Y’all really went years without your retainers and can get them back in. I went 7 weeks and can’t fit it back without biting down.

[UNKNOWNGAMING-iscj]

I haven’t worn mine. In 2 years and it hurts like hell when I put it back in

[boo]

i wore my retainers as recommended for a year but for some reason i got out of the habit of wearing them. I haven't worn them in about 5 months. My top row have barely moved however the front 4 teeth on my bottom row have shifted forwards and backwards. I don't really mind the difference but will my current retainers stop them shifting further? They mostly fit but it's quite painful to break them in

[sunglowrosky]

I stopped wearing my metal retainers about 2 or 3 years ago. They always kind of hurt my gum around the side of my bottom right back tooth area, which is probably why I tired of wearing them.
But I began to notice a gap in my upper front teeth, and my lower bottom teeth began crowding again. So I fit them back in since a couple days ago. The upper retainer fits perfectly. The lower one fits 70 or 80%.. It hurts in the same spot as before but the pain subsides a bit. I'm able to close my mouth and bite my teeth together. Is this a good sign? If it works, will this move my teeth back in place?

[nicoledijkstra]

I haven't worn mine in 2 years or something but I was at a point my dentist gave an ok to scale it down

[razelrainecordero]

I haven't worn my retainers for almost a year. Because I had struggles with my wisdom tooth to get off. And until I got my wisdom tooth out, I got carried away not wearing my retainers and realizing my teeth are moving in such different spaces. So I decided to put them back on now. And it really hurts. But they still fit quiet good. And the pain I'm having now, it's just fine for me. Kinda like how it hurts actually. 😅 this helps me diet as well. But overall from watching this video. Just making sure if it's still okay to wear my retainers. Thumbs up to this advise 👍🏻👍🏻 it really helps me to keep wearing my retainers. THANK YOU❤

[Andyxx]

Mine one broke and my dentist won't give me a new one and he's charging way too much for plastic retainer

[dibbymau]

It’s been 16 years since I last wore my retainer consistently. It fits but hurts like a mofo, especially when I take it off. I’ve been wearing it for an hour each day last couple days, so I’m glad I came across this vid. Gonna attempt to sleep with it on 😬