Lost my retainer on a plane

[timetothex]

I'll give some history first

When my baby teeth came in, I had 2 teeth with 1 root, and when I lost this tooth, only 1 grew back, so I was 1 tooth short(a lateral incisor).

I had braces from about ages 12-15 to open up a space and eventually get an implant, then got them off and wore a retainer with a fake tooth attached to it until I was almost 18, then lost the retainer for a week, and by the time I scheduled an appointment to get a new one, my teeth had moved enough that I needed to get braces again.

So I had braces for a year, got the implant put in, but not the tooth yet (so my mouth looks like this http://www.restorteeth.com/implants/singleimp... ).

I got the braces off again and plan to get my tooth put on the 25th.

Anyways, I was on a flight from Toronto to Vancouver(about a 6 hour flight away) on the 18th, and lost my retainer, right now I'm doing whatever possible to find it.

If I can't find it, what would be your recommendation? Should I try finding an orthodontist in Vancouver? Hope my teeth don't move and just wait it out? Can anyone point me in the right direction?

[Janesays]

If you recently had your braces off, than go to a nearby dentist or orthodontist and have them immediately make you an Invisalign type retainer. Otherwise if you do the molds and wait for the hawley retainers, it sometimes takes 2 weeks.

Did you call the airline lost and found? Probably a long shot, but worth a try.

[katesmom]

Although this does not solve your problem right now, but if you don't find your retainer you should consider an Evertain Retainer which is clear like an Invisalign retainer (Evertain - Retainer Replacement Program). If you lose a retainer they make you a new one for just the cost of shipping and handling. You get 3 years of replacements unlimited. Pretty good deal for under $500 which is how much some doctors charge for just one set of retainers!

Good luck to you. I hope everything works out.