Retention is for Life
Protect the investment in your smile
You have spent considerable time and effort straightening your teeth. Help safeguard your investment by wearing your retainers properly. We recommend removable retainers for the first 6-12 months after completion of your treatment. You can choose to have cemented retainers placed after this time for an additional fee.
No matter what kind of orthodontic treatment you have completed, such as Invisalign or braces, your teeth will shift again if you do not wear your retainers. Bone will need time to heal and stabilize on its own.
Please understand that if you do not wear your retainers as recommended, your teeth will shift. If you damage or lose them, call our office right away to remake the retainers at an additional fee. Failing to do so can result in the loss of your investment—your beautiful smile. We care about you and your healthy smile and we hate to see this happen!
- For the first 5 months, please wear your retainers 20 hours per day. Remove your retainers to eat, brush, swim, and play contact sports. When you are not wearing your retainers, please keep them in a container, NOT a napkin. Keep your retainers away from pets.
- After 6 months you can switch to nighttime wear only.
- Check for teeth shifting. Naturally, teeth love to shift back to the way they used to be. If you leave your retainer out for a night and then notice that it is difficult to make the retainer fit again, this is often an indication that your teeth have shifted and you must wear your retainers more often.
- Retainers need to be replaced every 6-8 months. There is a lab fee for each additional retainer made. Please bring them to your cleaning appointments for evaluation. If your retainers do not fit properly or are misplaced, please call our office immediately to repair or replace them.
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