Congratulations! Your active treatment is over!

Now you begin your Retention Phase

• Wear your retainers 12 hours per day for 6 months, then 8 hours every night thereafter

• After 2 years, your retainers should be worn a few times a week to maintain alignment

• Remove them to eat or drink anything other than water

• Use your fingers to push the retainers into place - do not bite them into place

• When taking out your retainers, remove them by pulling with even pressure from the furthest back tooth on both sides - do not pull from the front

• Rinse your retainers with water every time you remove them. Use a soft toothbrush but not toothpaste - it is too abrasive

• Do not use hot water or expose them to any heat as it may change their shape

• Bonded retainers should be flossed daily

• If your retainers are not in your face - they are in the case!! They are easy to loose and pets love them - they smell like you!

• Let us know as soon as possible if your retainers do not fit properly, become lost or broken.