After completing orthodontic treatment, you’re ready to show off your newly straightened smile. However, maintaining your results requires wearing a dental retainer. Without it, your teeth can start to shift back to their original positions.
Absolute Dental in Henderson, NV, offers different types of retainers to keep your smile looking its best for as long as possible.Contact us to learn more about our dental retainer services.
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A teeth retainer is a customized dental device designed to hold your teeth in their new position after wearing braces. They fit over the teeth to prevent shifting and allow your gums, bones, and muscles to adapt to your new smile.
Who Needs a Dental Retainer?
Patients who wear braces or clear aligners to straighten their teeth will need a retainer after treatment is complete.
If you have metal or ceramic braces, your orthodontist will remove the brackets and wires when your teeth have reached the ideal positions. You will then need to wear the retainer as directed to maintain your smile.
Patients with clear aligners or Invisalign are done with treatment after wearing the last plastic tray from their series. Your dentist will recommend the right type of retainer as you near the end of treatment to ensure it’s available after treatment is complete.
Can Retainers Move Teeth Back?
Retainers are meant to maintain orthodontic treatment results. They do not move the teeth as braces or aligners do. If you don’t wear your retainer as instructed, you may need to wear braces again to correct the misalignments.
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How Do Retainers Work?
After our Henderson braces straighten your teeth, they are not yet set in that new position. It takes time for your jawbone, gums, and facial muscles to adapt to your new teeth alignment. As you bite and chew every day, the pressure will make your teeth naturally shift back to where they were. Retainers hold your teeth in place as your mouth adjusts, keeping your smile in the right alignment.
Wearing Your Retainer
In the weeks and months following orthodontic treatment, your dentist will give you a strict schedule for wearing your retainer. If you have a removable retainer, you will typically have to wear it most of the day and night to prevent your teeth from shifting.
As your mouth adjusts and your teeth are more firmly in place, you will only have to wear your dental retainer at night to keep your smile straight. If you forget to put your retainer in your mouth or skip wearing it at night, you may find it difficult to reinsert as your teeth become misaligned.
Caring for Your Retainer
Depending on the type of retainer you have, your orthodontist will provide instructions on how to clean and maintain it. You will need to wash and rinse it to remove bacteria and keep your mouth healthy. You can also help your retainer last longer if you avoid certain things, such as:
Eating or chewing with your retainers in your mouth
Placing it in your bag or pocket without a case
Using hot water to clean or rinse it
Keeping your retainer in random places where it can get lost
Not wearing your retainer as directed
Ask your general dentist in Henderson for tips on how to care for your retainer and keep your teeth healthy and strong after braces.
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Absolute Dental offers quality Henderson dental services, including these types of retainers after orthodontic treatment.
Hawley Retainers
Hawley retainers are also known as traditional dental retainers because they’ve been used for decades to help patients maintain results. They are made of durable metal wires and custom-molded plastic or acrylic plates that anchor the retainer in place. The wire fits over the front teeth to prevent shifting.
Essix Retainers
Essix retainers are clear, plastic retainers that resemble Invisalign trays. They fit directly over the teeth to provide a more discreet way to maintain orthodontic results. They are also easy to keep clean and remove for eating and drinking. However, you’ll need to replace these retainers every 12 months.
Fixed/Permanent Retainers
Unlike removable Hawley or Essix retainers, fixed or permanent retainers are bonded to the teeth and stay inside the mouth. Because they are fitted to the inside of your teeth, they are not visible when you speak or smile. This is a good choice for people who prefer a more permanent solution to keeping their smile aligned.
How Much Do Retainers Cost?
The cost of dental retainers depends on what kind you get and your individual needs. Contact our Henderson dentists to ask about our retainers and how much they cost.
Does Insurance Cover Dental Retainers?
Generally, dental insurance does not cover the cost of retainers because they are considered a cosmetic device. However, check with your insurance carrier to see if they may cover some of the cost.
Quality Dental Retainers at Absolute Dental in Henderson, NV
With multiple offices throughout Henderson, our friendly team offers orthodontic services and dental retainers to these areas and communities:
Paradise Hills
Anthem
River Mountain
Mission Hills
Townsite Henderson
Midway
Whitney Ranch
Green Valley North
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