Hypothesis Should you stop wearing your retainer?

[Jattpsl]

I mewed when I had braces when I was 16 or 17 and my teeth started to get a gap in them but my orthodontist closed it by tightening my braces after that I stopped mewing for good.

I could have not mewed in the mornings and wear my retainer at night that would move my teeth back and forth as said my dr Mike mew


I am now 20 years old

It’s been like 4 months since I stopped wearing it to bed everyday

I have just been mewing and keeping proper tongue posture

My first theory was that if a gap appeared that would mean I achieved some palate growth

But since I haven’t had any gap forming in my teeth I assume I had no growth

Theoretically speaking if you are in puberty you could ditch your retainer and hold proper tongue posture and you might get some improvement but a gap will probably appear therefore you would need braces and Invisalign to close it





This is my retainer it’s called a hawley style retainer^



My bottom fixed retainer is broken and my Jewish orthodontist said either to fix it by paying 600$ before insurance and he also scared me by saying that my bottom teeth has too much crowding and in the future it can cause problems
and that I need to either get Invisalign or Bi max to make room for the teeth




My teeth shifted after my bottom fixed retainer broke but it isn’t noticeable so I should just pay 600$ to get a new wire so it doesn’t drift more



Nearly 12k CAD before insurance


So yeah it ain’t a big concern I’ll get rhino first tbh

 

[Naticel]

r/looksmaxxing?

 

[Jattpsl]

r/looksmaxxing?

nope this is actually me from .org

 

[Michelangelo]

I mewed when I had braces when I was 16 or 17 and my teeth started to get a gap in them but my orthodontist closed it by tightening my braces after that I stopped mewing for good.

I could have not mewed in the mornings and wear my retainer at night that would move my teeth back and forth as said my dr Mike mew


I am now 20 years old

It’s been like 4 months since I stopped wearing it to bed everyday

I have just been mewing and keeping proper tongue posture

My first theory was that if a gap appeared that would mean I achieved some palate growth

But since I haven’t had any gap forming in my teeth I assume I had no growth

Theoretically speaking if you are in puberty you could ditch your retainer and hold proper tongue posture and you might get some improvement but a gap will probably appear therefore you would need braces and Invisalign to close it

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This is my retainer it’s called a hawley style retainer^



My bottom fixed retainer is broken and my Jewish orthodontist said either to fix it by paying 600$ before insurance and he also scared me by saying that my bottom teeth has too much crowding and in the future it can cause problems
and that I need to either get Invisalign or Bi max to make room for the teeth


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My teeth shifted after my bottom fixed retainer broke but it isn’t noticeable so I should just pay 600$ to get a new wire so it doesn’t drift more

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Nearly 12k CAD before insurance


So yeah it ain’t a big concern I’ll get rhino first tbh

fixed retainers (the ones that are usually put behind the front lower teeth) are mostly useless as they routinely break off because of chewing, 600$ to fix that is insane you can just ditch them.

you should verify if you have a good palate width by maybe first measuring intermolar distance. another way to understand if you have a narrow palate is trying to smile and check if you can see your molars: if you can see them its a common trait that shows the palate is still too narrow, as the premolars didnt have enought space and moved inward. most people in adulthood usually get their palate expanded + lower jaw surgery in most cases.

 

[Michelangelo]

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