Ask Drs. Jung and Pachter: what's the deal with retainers?

Have you recently completed treatment at Family Orthodontics? Our staff would like to congratulate you again! Now that your braces have been removed, Dr. Jung will provide—or has provided you by now—with retainers. After braces are removed, our staff will tell you that teeth may shift out of position if they're not stabilized.

Retainers, however, provide that stabilization, and are designed to hold teeth in their corrected, ideal positions until your bones and gums adapt to treatment changes. Wearing retainers exactly as instructed by Dr. Jung is the best insurance that the treatment improvements last for your lifetime!

It is absolutely vital that you wear your retainer at all times. The only time you should remove your retainer should be when you're eating or brushing/flossing. Your retainer will not work as well as it should if it is not worn consistently.

If you have additional questions about retainers or your treatment here at Family Orthodontics, please give us a call and we'll try to answer any question you may have.

Have a great week!