Just had clear plastic retainer fitted please help?

after 48hrs of braces removed/mould being taken teeth had already moved. The retainer does not fit correctly %26amp; seems to be filling up with saliva all the time. I also now have a really bad speech impediment as a result of retainer. Ortho said teeth have moved a bit, just keep pushing retainer upto gums. Surely it must be better than this. Any suggestions?Just had clear plastic retainer fitted please help?
Your teeth will move a bit after your braces are taken off, it's a given that the fit of the retainer isn't going to be as close as the braces. But, it sounds as if the ortho didn't tighten the retainer enough. The retainer should have been adjusted to fit tight when you first got it so that it was as close to your braces were as possible. After a while you will need to get them readjusted again because of wear and stretching. But I would go back in ASAP to make sure your teeth don't move too far that adjustments won't fix it.





As far as the speech impediment goes, you'll have to remember back to when you got braces and words game out with emphasis all screwy. It'll take a little time and concious effort to get used to talking with it on, and most likely when you finally master it you won't be wearing it but only at night.Just had clear plastic retainer fitted please help?
why is your boyfriend happy that you cant talk? thats terrrible hahaha!

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the retainer should fit just fine...if it doesnt u need to get ur teeth remolded %26amp; a new retainer...retainers are known to impair the speech while ur wearing them, it sux but its better than having crooked teeth or having to get braces put back on