ORTHODONTICS : How Long Should Someone Wear a Retainer After Their Braces Are Removed?

"This is the number one question that I get after I take someone's braces. When we get their braces off, it would be a big celebration and then we give them the retainers.

They would say, okay, how long do I have to wear my retainers? It's a good question and it's a valid question.

So, I would like to talk about different kinds of retainers, why we use them and how long you need to wear them.

The retainer that we used most often is a clear plastic retainer and this is a representation of it.

This is really nice for a couple of reasons. The number one reason is there are retainers that have a metal wire that go across the front teeth.

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Those have their pros and cons. There's nothing worse than getting your braces off and all that metal out of your mouth and then putting a metal wire in someone's mouth and say, "okay now you have to wear them full time for a few months".

So, we use the clear plastic retainers, it works really well. This is a representation of someone's upper teeth, nice and straight after braces and the clear retainer just kind of pops right in like that.

Fuente: Youtube / BeecroftOrthodontics

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