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A member asked:
Please explain why does my retainer fit less comfortably after 1 day not wearing retainers?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Instability: Because your teeth are shifting, and retainer is trying to push them straight again. It's a signal that you have to follow your orthodontist's retainer instructions to the letter. To spend all that time, money, and effort only to throw it away by cheating, by skipping retainer time, is truly a shame.
Answered 3/11/2014
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