Retainers & Retention

The Final Step in Keeping Your Beautiful Smile Straight and Healthy

What is Retention?

Retention is the critical final phase of orthodontic treatment where we maintain your newly aligned teeth in their corrected positions

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Protect Your Investment

After months or years of treatment, retention ensures your investment of time and money isn't lost to shifting teeth.

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Natural Tendency to Shift

Teeth have a natural "memory" and want to return to their original positions. Retainers keep them in their new, ideal alignment.

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Lifetime Commitment

For best results, retention is a lifetime commitment. But don't worry, it becomes an easy part of your routine!

“Wearing orthodontic retainers is like keeping a cast on after a broken arm. When your arm first comes out of the cast, the bone is healed, but still fragile. Without support, it could easily shift out of place. The same goes for your teeth after braces or aligners. They may look perfectly straight, but the bone and tissues around them need time to stabilize. Retainers act as that final stage of healing, holding your teeth in their new positions until everything settles securely. Without them, your smile (like an unprotected arm without a cast) can quickly shift back out of alignment.”

– Dr. Teebagy