After receiving orthodontic treatment, you will be required to wear a retainer that will ensure your teeth remain straight and aligned. So for how long will you wear this retainer? Keep reading to find out.
Key takeaways:
• For severe misalignment, dentists usually recommend wearing a retainer for a year.
• After your year is up, the dentist can allow you to wear your retainers only at night.
• If you regularly forget to wear your retainer, keep it next to your toothbrush.
Talk to your dentist if you have more questions about wearing your retainers.
Read more at https://yourdentalhealthresource.com/do-i-really-need-to-wear-my-retainer-forever-and-why/
I’m Matthew Houlton, principal dentist and practice owner of Manor House Dental Practice.
Qualified from Sheffield dental hospital in 1993.
Post graduate training with Paul Tipton (Specialist Prosthodontist) from 2005-2007.
Diploma for Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) 2007.
Special interest in Orthodontics.
Yorkshire Deanary Fixed Appliance Training Scheme 2002-2004.
I have worked at York Hospital’s orthodontic department one session a week since 2009.
Member of the British Society of Occlusal Studies (the study of temporomandibular disorder).
I have two children, who keep me busy when I am not at the practice. I take a keen interest in and teach Aikido, a martial art, to keep a healthy mind and body.