Why Should You wear Retainers after finishing braces treatment?

Your orthodontic treatment is NOT finished once your braces are removed! Your teeth need time to adapt to their new position and it usually takes anywhere between 12–18 months, for the surrounding tissues around your teeth, the bone, and the periodontal ligament to remodel. This is called as “retention phase”.

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The teeth can relapse during this period, as the supporting bone is still slightly “soft” and not yet completely calcified. The remodeled bone needs enough time to become hard and strong.

It is mandatory to have retainers to prevent relapse. You have invested your valuable time and money in your orthodontic treatment. Your Best Orthodontist near Lavelle Road has put valuable effort and expertise into treating your malocclusion. The effort must not go to waste!

Teeth are highly prone to relapse during the first 3 months after removal of braces. After 12 months, the risk of relapse reduces significantly, but NEVER becomes zero!

We recommend wearing the retainers at night while sleeping, for the first year after the braces removal. Some cases advised full-time retainers, to ensure good patient compliance, as many patients tend to forget them easily. However, 12–14 hours of retainer usage is adequate in most cases.

After this retention phase (12–18 months) is completed, you don’t have to wear the retainers every night. The bone is completely reorganized by this time and your teeth will be in a more stable position.

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