Retainers

There are different reasons why you might need a retainer. The most common reason is to help your teeth stay set in their new positions after wearing braces. It's important to wear your retainer because as your body grows, your teeth do some shifting. The retainer helps to control this shifting, which occurs naturally.

After your braces are removed, we make you a retainer. We will ask you to wear it every night while you are sleeping. Usually you only have a top retainer to wear because we glue a small wire behind your lower front teeth that acts as a permanent retainer. The retainer keeps the teeth in line and you won't even notice it while you're sleeping!

There are 2 different kinds of removable retainers. The traditional plastic and wire retainer comes in many different colors and designs - you can even design your own! We also have the invisible clear retainers. Which one you get depends on your bite.