Retainer Wear and Care

You retainer is a removable appliance designed to maintain your teeth in their corrected position. Please follow these Wear and Care instructions carefully.

Wear

The Upper retainer should be worn at all times (during meals and sleeping too)
unless your doctor gives you other instructions. Remove it only when brushing
your teeth.
the retainer's plastic taste will disappear quickly, and your speech will return to normal after a few days, of wearing the retainer.
Soreness will leave in a few days, even after an adjustment. If you have a localized sore spot after three of four days, call us for an appointment.
Don't flip the retainer with your tongue. This could damage you teeth.

Care

clean the retainer by brushing it with soap and water and occasionally clean it with denture cleaner, using warm (not hot) water.
When it's not in your mouth, keep the retainer in a special box given to you (not wrapped in a napkin or in you pocket).
Keep the retainer away from pets.
Bring the retainer to each appointment.