Retention

Once we remove your braces, we will move into the retention stage of your treatment. Maintaining the results you achieved during the treatment phase is key to the success of the entire orthodontic process. We have to work together to stabilize the results of your orthodontic treatment. The tongue, lips and supporting structures must adapt to the new position of your teeth. You will need to wear retainers to protect your investment. Retainers prevent the teeth form moving back to their original position. We recommend that you wear your retainers every night—FOREVER—or as long as you want to keep your teeth straight. It is part of your oral hygiene - you brush your teeth a lifetime, you have to wear your retainers a lifetime. You've worked hard getting to where you are now. Please stay with it and wear your retainers so you can keep that beautiful smile and healthy mouth for the rest of your life. Working together, we can get the maximum lifetime benefit from your investment of time, money and effort.