Can i wear my retainer for 14 hours?

Question

school starts in a couple of weeks and i don'tt wanna wear it during school. would it be ok for me to take it out during school then put it back in for the rest of the day?

Answer 1

I highly do not recommend that keep them in for 24/7 until your orthodontist tells you otherwise. After a while you will get used to them and you should be fine for me it was 3 months before I had to start wearing them at night only so good luck and make the right choice.

Answer 2

I would say yeah because I know how annoying they can get during school. If you've had them for at least a month (and have been wearing them) then its okay. Just make sure you put them on when you get home.

Answer 3

Well if you are getting the metal bar kind, see if your ortho can get a clear one made for social convenience, it will cost you though. Also your teeth might shift and it might hurt to put it back on. I recommend wearing it.  

Answer 4

what did your ortho tell you to do??? some orthos say u can wear them when u sleep only, but i think others require every day. if your ortho said every day you should probably try to wear it even during school but if not then i'd say you would probably be ok with 14 hours. but really you should follow your ortho's instructions since u already spent all that money on braces don't let it go to waste now!! :)

Answer 5

I have a retainer as well. When I first got my retainer my othadontist recommened I wear it all day.(Including when I am sleeping) You should probabaly ask your orthadontist and see what he/she has to say.

Answer 6

I don't really reccomend doing that!  You have worked so hard with your braces, and not wearing your retainer could cause you to have braces again if you don't wear it.  Why don't you ask your ortho when you get them off, and see what they say about it.  I reccomend wearing it though :)  Congrats on getting your braces off!

Answer 7

It really depends how long youve been out of your braces. If the retainer fits loosely you should be fine. If its really snug I would recomend that you wearing it 24/7 a little longer then you could start taking it out for school but if you just got out of braces youre going to want to wear it as much as you can.

Answer 8

WEAR IT FOR AS LONG AS YOUR DOCTOR RECOMMENDS