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  • I lost my retainer! NeedAdvice!!!?
    posted by Kris Nickerson

I have been given a retainer to wear for my teeth as they are quite uneven and crooked. I have been wearing it and my teeth have been moving but I noticed its causing my gum to bleed as well as some of my teeth to cross each other. I’ve recently been in New York for 3 months at a boarding school and I took my retainer out, wrapped it in tissue (as I didn’t have the case at the time) and put it on top of my drawers. I’ve now been back since Monday and I don’t know where its gone. I seriously don’t think i’ve chucked it away when I was cleaning the room and packing as I would’ve easily felt something in the tissue, but i’m seriously not entirely certain! I went to the dentist today and she said that I have to bring it in next week (as I have another appointment)! Obviously she doesn’t know i’ve lost it and neither do my parents. I’m panicking because my mum can get angry! I don’t know what to do. I am with the oasis medical dental care group and also NHS. Will it cost getting a new retainer? How should I tell my dentist and worst of all my parents? I need big help because I feel like crying!

It sucks to have to own up to a mistake that you think will get you in trouble, but you need to.

I lost my bottom retainer and never replaced it. My teeth moved back to a degree and while not awful, are somewhat crooked. Trust me, your parents would rather pay another $300 for a retainer than to have you waste several years and thousands of dollars undoing the dental work. You can always offer to mow the lawn and stuff like that to pay them back if you don’t have a job to give them cash.

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5 Responses to “I lost my retainer! NeedAdvice!!!?”

Cayden Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 3:25 am

a good replacement retainer is to lay with your head upside down and pour glue in intell the top half is full.
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ozboz48 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 4:04 am

Of course you have to tell. Call the dentist’s office right now. It’s unfair to them. They have a specific appointment planned for you and won’t be able to do a thing unless they know what’s up.

The dentist/orthodontist who made the original retainer for you might replace it – once – for free. It depends on their office policy.

So take a deep breath, and make some phone calls. Retainers are lost all the time. It’s okay. But you do have to let people know.

All the best.
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Kiarrah D Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 4:21 am

what i do is tell your parents what happened if they yell at you jus be like blah cuz thats what i do and ask your dentist cuz they are polite and if u go 2 the dentist ask for a case 2 put it in andput it in a place you look everyday if its missing again maybe u got a little thief and also tell ur mom and dad how it makes ur gum bleed and all the other stuff
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Shawn Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 4:43 am

It sucks to have to own up to a mistake that you think will get you in trouble, but you need to.

I lost my bottom retainer and never replaced it. My teeth moved back to a degree and while not awful, are somewhat crooked. Trust me, your parents would rather pay another $300 for a retainer than to have you waste several years and thousands of dollars undoing the dental work. You can always offer to mow the lawn and stuff like that to pay them back if you don’t have a job to give them cash.
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zimloversarah Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 5:33 am

you need to call your Orthodontists right away, (like after you read this) because it is very important you have it
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