Following completion of active treatment, teeth are not always fully stable and can start to move back to their original position. Your retention plan will be individually prescribed by your orthodontist and your retainers are designed to hold your teeth in their corrected positions after the braces have been taken off.
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After an active appliance has correctly positioned the teeth a custom-made clear retainer is provided. This should keep the teeth in the desired position if worn as prescribed.
Our Orthodontist advises full-time wear initially and then 12 hours of wear a day thereafter. After a year of supervised retention the wear can be reduced further, however to maintain the best result the retainers must be worn on an occasional basis indefinitely.
An alternative retainer to keep your teeth in the correct position is a Hawley Retainer. It is often recommended to a patient who grinds their teeth or has suffered from gum disease in the past.
This is when a thin wire retainer is permanently bonded to the inside of the teeth to splint the teeth into the corrected position. These retainers are not appropriate in all situations and will be prescribed when needed by your orthodontist.
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