Will a retainer fix buck teeth?

Question

i had braces and got them taken off about 4 months ago. i didnt wear my retainer all the time and the top teeth went a bit buck. i have started wearing the retainer 24/7 again and i can feel that teeth pressured feeling! does wearing the retainer straighten my teeth again? does the feeling mean its working?

thanks x x x

Answer 1

yeah keep wearing the retainer cause it's moving your teeth back and your jaw up and soon enough you won't have bucked teeth.

Answer 2

Yup it's working now

Answer 3

i''d say yes it is working,keep wearing it

Answer 4

Yessss, keep wearing them from now on!

I had the exact problem as you

Answer 5

you should have worn the retainer

it trains your teeth to stay in that position but by the sounds of  it you have got it before there too late

Answer 6

i think that yes, it COULD straighten out your buck teeth again (thats the pressure you feel), however since you went some time without wearing your retainers, some of your other teeth may have shifted (and you jsut havent noticed it) so if you wear these retainers 24/7 yes you might be able to push the teeth back, but then you may s***w up the other ones too...

i remember when i broke a part of my permanent bottom retainer so my ortho removed it and made me a removable one with a pressure point on it which helped to shift one tooth back into place. it took a while to really work but by my nect appt with him it was perfect!

i would suggest you go back to your ortho...cause you might do mroe harm than good if youi try to fix this on your own!