Retainer..root canal..help?

ok so i had my retainer on till dec 07 and in the beginning of jan i met with a small accident(i fainted, fell on the ground, my upper jaw landed on the floor slightly, and my right tooth died)..so i needed a root canal..my tooth had shifted 0.002 mm back..or something around that measurement..lol..anyways so the doc removed the retainer off that tooth performed my root canal and now its done..i had a permanent retainer on the back of my upper teeth, so technically i had my retainer on the rest of my teeth besides that front right tooth..


so now, i need internal bleaching done because my tooth is discoloring..for the next 3-4 weeks i will be without my retainer(and this is my whole upper jaw)..so i have a couple of questions to ask:


1. im pretty sure my teeth must've shifted a bit, will the retainer correct this?will it bring it back to alignment?


2. my front right tooth moved slightly back(due to the accident)..my doctor believes that a retainer should bring it back to its original

Retainer..root canal..help?
A traumatized tooth due to a a blow or injury may really cause some movement. Good thing it wasnt completely avulsed (the tooth didnt come off, it happens!).


1.If your retainer has an active component on it, your orthodontist may activate that part to put your tooth to the correct position once your dead tooth has stabilized, meaning the ligaments holding the tooth has already recovered.


2.It's true what your doctor told you that the retainer should bring it back to its original position, provided that it has that active appliance which pushes your tooth forward.


3.Do I understand your 3rd question correctly that you wont be wearing your retainer til april due to the internal bleaching? I believe you are talking about the fixed permanent retainer cemented at the back of your teeth. That permanent retainer may have been placed by your dentist to splint (stabilize) your injured tooth (if they were placed there after the injury), or you just finished wearing your braces that's why it's there (if you had them even before the injury). If you are worrying about some unneccesary tooth movement while you arent wearing the retainer, you may ask your dentist if it's a good idea to have a temporary fixed retainer placed on the labial side of your teeth. I know it may be a little unesthetic but if your injured tooth needs splinting, that's better than having a wobbly tooth that may become more wobbly after some time. (That sometimes happens if the ligaments holding the tooth wasnt able to recover) But if you are talking about a removable retainer, I think there wont be any problem why you couldnt wear it while having your tooth bleached internally.

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