I was eating dinner when I noticed that my permanent retainer came off two of my bottom teeth. I'm leaving for a weekend school trip tomorrow at 12, and my orthodontist is supposedly unavailable because it's their "spring break." Is there a good chance that part of my retainer will snap off or my teeth will shift by Monday? Also, I've only had my retainer for about two weeks, and I don't do any excessive or hard biting. Is it normal for retainers to come loose this fast?
With the use of retainers, about 90% of your correction can be retained. The teeth will not stay exactly where we have placed them. They will make adaptive changes to function in the most efficient manner. This readjustment is not a failure of correction, but a natural change that we have learned to accept in orthodontics.
Since you are only going away for the weekend it should be alright to wait until you return to contact your dentist. No, your retainer shouldn't have become loose after just two weeks.
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