RETENTION
Protect Your Orthodontic Investment
When we remove your braces, you will begin the retention stage of your treatment. This stage of treatment is essential in order to maintain your beautiful smile. Retainers are used mainly for two reasons: first, to allow bone to rebuild after your teeth have been straightened, and second, to keep individual teeth from drifting. In other words, retainers preserve and stabilize the results you and Dr. Arigo achieved through orthodontic treatment.
There are many different types of upper and lower retainers. Dr. Arigo will prescribe the type of retainer that will best retain (hold) your teeth based on your specific needs. Retainers can be either removable (the kind you take in and out) or fixed (bonded behind your teeth). Long-term retention is recommended, as well as periodic visits to our office to evaluate your retainers. Wearing your retainers as prescribed is the best way to keep your teeth from moving following orthodontic treatment. It is also the best way to protect your orthodontic investment.
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Things to remember:
- Wear your retainers as instructed!
- Remove your retainers to eat and drink
- Clean your retainers daily
- Keep your retainers away from pets and any heat source
- If your retainers are lost, broken or do not fit properly, please contact our office as soon as possible
- Preserve your beautiful smile!