Dr. Mary on Retainers
A lot of patients think that once we get the braces off or once we take the Invisalign attachments off, they’re done. Actually, you’re not. You need to wear your retainers.
Retainers are super important because they hold your teeth in place and they really protect the investment that you just made. But always tell patients, you have to wear retainers nighttime for a lifetime. If you don’t wear them, your teeth will shift and all the money and all the time you spent, it’s gonna go down the drain.
When we’re removing teeth during orthodontic treatment, we’re changing their biology. So once we’re done with everything, we take the braces off, we take the Invisalign off, your teeth are actually dying to go back to the original place where they started. So that’s where the retainers come in.
The retainers, you put them on at nighttime and it retains everything that we did. If you don’t wear them, your teeth are gonna go to the position that they were years ago when we first started treatment.
- Get a removable or fixed retainer
- Enjoy a straight smile for life
- Keep your confidence high
