how long do you keep permanent retainers?
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Wearing Permanent Retainers You only wear braces for 1-2 years. However, permanent retainers stay put for years, sometimes even decades. Some people have even been able to wear their permanent retainers for up to 20 years.
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Hawley retainers, like clear retainers, should be worn indefinitely. Usually, they are worn all day, everyday for the first two months, followed by nighttime wear thereafter.
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Once 12 months have passed, you should have enough new bone deposited around your teeth to keep them stable. For this reason, you won't have to wear your orthodontic retainers as frequently to maintain your beautifully straight smile. Our dentists may recommend only wearing your retainers 3 to 5 times a week.
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Log Retention – By default, logs are kept indefinitely and never expire. You can adjust the retention policy for each log group, keeping the indefinite retention, or choosing a retention period between 10 years and one day.
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Depending on your situation, you might wear your braces for anywhere from 18 months to three years. Regardless of age, you'll wear a retainer after treatment to keep your teeth from moving back.
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Typically, the first three to six months after braces are the most critical for retainers. You should wear yours a minimum of 22 hours per day or until your orthodontist in Hamilton suggests switching to a retainer for nighttime use. After that, you will be required to wear it nightly for about one year.
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Here's our opinion: For the first 6 months after treatment is completed, this is the time when the teeth are most likely to shift back to their original position. So, we suggest wearing retainers every night for approximately 12 hours. After those 6 months, it's ok to change to just wearing the retainer while sleeping.
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TIMELINE OF RETAINERS For the first 3-6 months of being braces free, you should aim to wear your retainers 22 hours/day or otherwise instructed by your orthodontist. When your orthodontist feels confident that you are achieving some stability, they will allow you to transition to nighttime only wear.
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Thankfully, we can easily stop your teeth from moving after braces using removable retainers (pictured below) and/or fixed retainers. These both work by simply holding your teeth in their new position. They're a vital part of orthodontic treatment and you'll need to wear them indefinitely to maintain your new smile.
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If these are the questions running through your mind, it is important to note that nothing lasts forever. However, with proper care and maintenance, a dental implant can last for more than 25 years. Dental implants are actually designed to be a permanent tooth replacement option.
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Clean retainers thoroughly at least once a day preferably right before inserting them in your mouth. Use cold - not hot water. Rinsing your retainers removes the plaque, and eliminates odors. At least once every two weeks, soak your retainers in a denture cleaner, like Efferdent®, to thoroughly clean them.
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Permanent retainer removal costs are anywhere from $150-$500 (this includes the cost of repair and replacement if the permanent retainer broke on one side).
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Hawley retainers will typically last longer, maybe five to ten years. Invisalign also makes a line of retainers called Vivera which are similar to the Essix but are more customized to each patient's individual bite.
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to be allowed under the NHS. How long will I have to wear retainers? This will vary depending on how your teeth looked before the orthodontic treatment started. However, as a general rule, you will be asked to wear a removable retainer for a minimum of 12 months.
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It normally takes a minimum of 6 months for the teeth and bone to stabilize. It can sometimes take longer, especially for adults. Therefore, my retainer protocol is to wear a retainer full-time for a minimum of 6 months after braces are removed.
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Rule of thumb is: you have to wear your retainers for as long as you want them to be straight for. Your teeth begin to shift if you don't wear retainers at night every day. If you go a week without wearing retainers, you may notice a small amount of relapse, small spaces, or rotations.
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Dr. Therefore, my retainer protocol is to wear a retainer full-time for a minimum of 6 months after braces are removed. After 6 months, if the teeth have stabilized, then night time wear is prescribed forever. Teeth will always move throughout life, even if you have never worn braces.