Her teeth only have 1mm (1 degree) 32 teeth= 32 mm WOW?

I need to know , someone who is an experienced ortho, or dental fanatic. My daughter had her braces taken off 5 years ago, and one year ago they started moving back.. that is really odd i have never heard of that before... She got them shifted a total of 5 mm in the beginning. I m pretty sure that they will move all the way back to the original place, I just need to know how long this last mm will take. Some one please give us some advice. We have tried to get another dentist to help because her old one retired and her teeth were always perfect just that her bite was off a few mm. Now no one will help. She doesnt want them were they are, if they are going to move, they just need to go ahead and go all the way back, thats one mm. a total of 32 teeth... 32 mm----- that is alot if you think about it.

Her teeth only have 1mm (1 degree) 32 teeth= 32 mm WOW?
Relapse is common in nearly 100% of people who had braces. Without knowing the angle or exact location of the shift, it's hard to be exact with advise. We have better luck in teens since their jaws are growing while the straightening. After about age 18 in girls, the growth potential is gone. If this is a lower tooth shift, it's probably unrealistic if not impossible to expect to move all teeth back. (physically moving back is something that has never really worked in orthodontics, since the natural movement of teeth over time in forward) The alternative done to alleviate crowding is known as Interproximal stripping. I little tiny bit of enamel is buffed away from between the surfaces of each of the lower front teeth in order to make space and then the teeth are shifted into the newly created space.


I hope this helps somewhat.


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