Thanks all for the advice! I feel much more confident about the procedure.
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Originally Posted by Nickshu
Retention is forever. The risk of relapse goes down w/ time but there is no way to predict when, how fast, and how much. This is especially true with lower incisors.
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What are typical catalysts of relapse? Age? Lowered calcium intake?
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Originally Posted by aigel
I have friends that had good results. But they were all fairly easy jobs, some teeth a bit twisted but all basically already in a straight line. Definitely no adjustments to jaw / bite.
I am getting to the point where I am just glad if they are functional. The teeth craze in the US has gone too far. Now if you don't bleach the bejesus out of your teeth you look like a yellow toothed bum, even though 10 years ago your teeth would have been considered "white".
Hope this helps - you should listen to Dr. N. - I think he is a pro ...
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I'm not looking to have a chiseled jawline after this (though that would be nice) but the orthodontist mentioned it would change the jaw since my front uppers lean inwards towards the back of my throat. All my teeth are straight relative to each other however.