Can retainers pull a tooth down?

can they be used to pull a tooth down?


say canines?


just the traditional metal retainers

Can retainers pull a tooth down?
No, they just retain or maintain the current position of the teeth.
Reply:doubt it. i actually had a canine tooth that was growing in the opposite direction up in my gums. i had braces at the time, and i had surgery and they attached a bracket and string on the tooth, pulling it down every appointment. thats the only way i know how to pull a tooth down.
Reply:The answer is no.


You need full braces for this. The hooks will be joined with elastics to help bring down a tooth.


The elastics are removable.
Reply:there are retainers that can do it but you'd have to have a button bonded to the tooth and that would be redone every few weeks.



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