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It’s time to celebrate! You’ve just gotten your taken braces off and your smile looks awesome!
If you want to keep that super straight, amazing smile you're going to need to make sure you wear your retainer...your retainer is the final phase in correcting your smile.
We know you know this…the braces
come of, the retainer goes on. But we can’t stress it enough. If you don’t wear
your retainer as prescribed, your teeth are going to move out of alignment and
back into their original, crooked places…just as if you never even had braces
at all.
Here’s something you may not know…your teeth aren't set rigidly into your jawbone like you might think. They are held in place by bands of fibrous tissue called the periodontal ligaments. After your teeth have been moved into their ideal position by your braces and/or other orthodontic appliances, it takes time for the periodontal ligaments to adjust. When you’re not wearing your retainer, pressure from your lips and tongue can cause your teeth to shift. Even if your teeth and smile don’t look like they have moved, that doesn’t mean they haven’t. If you go without wearing your retainer for long periods of time, your teeth will continue to move until misalignment is visibly noticeable, and that crooked smile you thought was a thing of the past is back again.
The retention phase of your treatment begins as soon as your braces are removed and lasts about two years. So, please wear your retainer as prescribed by Dr. Beverley Bunn, otherwise your nice straight teeth won’t be nice and straight for long. And we know you didn’t go through orthodontic treatment just for the fun of it.
If you have any questions about the retention phrase of your orthodontic treatment, please don't hesitate to contact our San Antonio office. A member of our friendly and knowledge team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
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