How long do you wear your retainers?

I'm 17 years old and I got all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed on Monday morning, it is Wednesday night now and I have yet to wear my retainers since the surgery because I'm afraid they may rip out the stitches (I have the clear retainers that are like...

It's hard to floss the bottom teeth cuz they are bonded together! should i just get a tooth pick to clean the bottom one? and how long do i have to wear retainers?

Hi. I just recently got informed that I will be getting fixed retainers on my top and bottom teeth. I was also told that I'll have to still wear my braces for a little while the fixed retainers are in. After a while the orthodontist will take the braces...

My dentist told me to wear my retainers for like 1 year and a half to 2 years. I wore them for like 6 months then took them off put them back on 3 months later. took them off like 1-2 months later. Now I haven't wore them in a month. I plan to put them...

So next month, I'm taking my braces off, and I want to know how long I'll have to wear them and when do I wear them. like, for example, some ppl have to wear them for 2 years, day and night. some ppl wear them when they go to sleep. i dont want to keep...

I would really like to know how long should I wear my retainers, to close my space.

i just got my braces off and im curious on how long i will have to wear them, how many years? why do some people wear retainers 24/7, while i only have to them up to 14 hours a day? im just curious

If you had braces ofc. I had braces for 2years and then i wore retainers for 2 months only, because they were too tight and my 'vampire' tooth was getting pushed in, the dentist said It will make no difference if I get a new retainer? Is this right?...

i got my braces off about a year ago. i wore my retainers for about a month 24/7. then i just started to wear them at night. but tell me your stories, people say you have to wear them the rest of your life. but, i my parents dont wear them and their...