How long can I leave off retainer before it's too late?

Back in late Spring of 2007 I took off my retainer because it was causing distractions and I was travelling, and horribly never put it back on.

The other part of this is I have a gap in my teeth where they pulled out a tooth and intended to insert a false one, but haven't yet done so. Obviously it hurts very much to put the retainer on, so my question is should I bother? Or is it too late for me to get back on track with this without getting braces all over again?

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its too late you left it out too long

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Can you go back and have them refit the retainer? The retainer may have been holding your teeth in place until they could fill in with the false one.

I had braces on my front four teeth only when I was younger and did not wear my retainer like I was supposed to. One of my teeth shifted and I regret now that I did not wear it. Plus, it cost my parents unnecessarily!
You should go back to your orthodontist and see what they say. This happens all the time, maybe a new retainer can be made. I doubt you will have to go through braces all over again. But, do it soon!!
Well normally the dentist would put a false tooth. And for your retainer you go back to the orthdontics and they make a new one for you that will fit. Also you can leave the retainer out since you will have a false tooth that is going to be inputed in, and of course your suppose to see your orthdontics, because they create a new retainer so that it will fit and not painful. I hope that helps out. Also to mention when you take your retainer out you usually have to put it back within 24 hours, because your teeth always move.