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[|Human|] Hello, If you are an orthodontist, please help. I have been wearing retainers for almost a year. Nonstop aside from when I eat. My last visit, I was advised to wear them only at night. I noticed significant change 2 weeks later after doing so. My teeth kept shifting. So I switched to wearing them all the time again. The shifting doesnt stop. Did I mess up?
[|AI|]  Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint Orthodontic Retainers are advised to maintain the changed teeth position after achieving proper alignment of teeth post completion of orthodontic treatment. But in case if the teeth movement has started occurring and not being controlled even after increasing the time duration of wearing retainers, there is a possibility that the retainer wires have become loose and not providing sufficient pressure over the teeth leading to relapse of the maligned teeth. I would therefore suggest you to consult your Orthodontist and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and x-rays can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly. You might need a fixed orthodontic treatment followed by repeated wearing of the retainers. The orthodontist might also advise you removable orthodontic appliances for re-achievement of alignment. You should also not delay the treatment or else there can be complete relapse of misalignment and then treatment can take a long time. Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards. Chat Doctor.