Permanent Retainers – Important Points to Consider
Often after the orthodontic is done with the crooked teeth treatment with the help of braces, dentists suggest that permanent retainers or retentions should be worn for some time. Retainers are advised as the gums, the teeth and the jaws should hold onto the new positions of the shifted teeth. In absence of retainers, in many situations the alignment of teeth was disturbed and teeth went back to their original positions leaving the crookedness of the teeth.
Therefore, it is very important and critical for the patient to wear these retainers even after the braces treatment. The question now is what are the considerations or the points to bear in mind for retainers?
The first point to ask the orthodontic is that whether the retainers have to be worn permanently (fixed) or for some time. As in some cases, retainers are required to be worn permanently.
The second consideration should be whether these retainers can be fixed behind the teeth as no one would be able to notice them. However, usually these retainers are invisible and others can not notice these, but fixing them behind the teeth will add to the beauty of the smile.
Third thing is to remember that once you start using the retainers, make it a point to wear them. Most of the time, people forget to wear retainers and simply keep them either in their purse or pockets.
Fourth thing and a very important point is to clean your retainers frequently. If retainers are not cleaned then there are chances of some infection to creep into teeth. So, the hygiene of retainers should be adequately maintained.
The fifth point is relating to handling the retainers. It is easy to lose these retainers as you frequently take them out. Therefore, always place them near to you and fix them back once you are done with eating or cleaning.
By keeping these few points in mind, one can enhance the benefits from retainers and make the most of retainers.
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admin on March 14th 2011 in General Orthodontics