Help!! to people who had braces/retainers...?
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I am an Orthodontist and can probably help/guide you in the right direction. Does your retainer has a wire running across your front teeth? If you do have a wire, it is a called a Hawley retainer and yes it that kind of retainer can cause gagging. It is easy to say that Pt's get used to it but I know that it i tough. I had one and hated it.
Why don't your ask your Orthodontist if he makes Essix retainer (these looks like bleaching trays and hold teeth very well. I use that routinely in my office. Hope that helps and good luck.
speak to your ortho. he can cut it smaller in the back to keep from having that gag reflex
You just have to wear it alot to get used to it.
or, if you are gagging as soon as you put it on it may not fit you properly.
you're just gonna have to get used to it...make sure you wear those things though because your teeth will move back if you don't. i had braces when i was in 7th grade and wore my retainer everynight until i went to college! i haven't worn it for a couple years now and my teeth have moved a little bit.
Basically the only way to fix it is to get use to it. Your teeth feel weird and slimy because your braces just came off. U don't want to put something else on your teeth that is why you feel like gagging. Maybe just take some time where you don't where the retainer just to get used to your new teeth
My boyfriend wears a retainer. He said it felt weird at first but he just got use to them. Don't worry you wont have to wear them for that long.
i had something similar to that. it went so far back and everytime i put it on i just gagged. eventually i got used to it. remember when you feel like gagging, breathe through your nose. it helps. you can ask the doctor to fix it so it doesn't make you so uncomfortable, but its really not so bad.
I had retainers and the only problem with that is that I need to get used to talking and the subtle pain as ur teeth tighten and get use to them. But the pain leaves eventually and you get use to them. BUUUTTT if you feel like vomiting, I think you should talk to the ortho about it. THey might need to cut it shorter.
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