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Retainers for Long-Lasting Smile
Results in Burlington, NC

Retainers play an essential role in maintaining your orthodontic results after braces or Invisalign treatment. They help keep your teeth in their new positions and prevent shifting over time, ensuring your smile stays healthy, aligned, and confident.

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Board Certified Orthodontist · Burlington, NC•
Board Certified Orthodontist · Burlington, NC•
Board Certified Orthodontist · Burlington, NC•
Board Certified Orthodontist · Burlington, NC•
Board Certified Orthodontist · Burlington, NC•
Board Certified Orthodontist · Burlington, NC•
Board Certified Orthodontist · Burlington, NC•
Board Certified Orthodontist · Burlington, NC•

Why Are Retainers Important?

After orthodontic treatment, teeth naturally tend to shift back toward their original positions. Wearing your retainer as instructed helps preserve your results and protects the investment you’ve made in your smile.

Benefits of Retainers

  • Maintain orthodontic results
  • Prevent teeth from shifting
  • Support long-term smile stability
  • Comfortable and custom-made fit
  • Easy to wear and care for

Why Are Retainers Important?

After braces or Invisalign treatment, teeth naturally tend to shift back toward their original positions over time. Retainers are essential for maintaining the results of your orthodontic treatment and protecting the investment you’ve made in your smile. Wearing your retainer consistently helps preserve proper alignment, bite stability, and long-term smile health.

Custom Retainers Designed for Your Smile

At Daly Orthodontics, we create custom retainers designed specifically for your smile using advanced digital technology. Our retainers are crafted for a precise, comfortable fit and are easy to wear as part of your daily routine. Whether you need a removable or fixed retainer, Dr. Daly will recommend the best option to help maintain your beautiful smile for years to come.

Care Following Orthodontics

When braces are finally removed, the “retention” phase begins for most individuals.  The objective of this phase is to ensure the teeth do not regress back to their previous position.  A retainer will be used to maintain the improved position of the teeth.  A retainer is a fixed or removable dental appliance which has been custom-made by the orthodontist to fit the teeth.  Retainers are generally made from transparent plastic and thin wires to optimize the comfort of the patient.

Retainers are worn for varying amounts of time, depending on the type of orthodontic treatment and the age of the patient.  Perseverance and commitment are required to make this final stage of treatment successful.  If the retainer is not worn as directed, treatment can fail or take much longer than anticipated. 

Retainer Membership Club

Retainer Membership helps cover lost or broken retainers with low-cost replacements. You can join anytime and include it in your payment plan—ask our team for details!

Protect Your Retainers

What do I need to consider when using a retainer?

There are a few basic things to consider for proper use and maintenance of your retainer.
If you have any questions or concerns about retainers, please contact our office.

Removable retainers are very easy to lose.  It is advisable to place your retainer in the case it came in while eating, drinking, and brushing.  Leaving a retainer folded in a napkin at a restaurant or in a public restroom can be very costly if lost because a replacement must be created.  A brightly colored case serves as a great reminder.

It is tempting to drink while wearing a retainer because of the unobtrusive nature of the device.  However, excess liquid trapped under the trays can vastly intensify acid exposure to teeth, increasing the probability of tooth decay.

It can be difficult and awkward to eat while wearing a removable retainer and it can also damage the device.  Food can get trapped around a Hawley retainer wire or underneath the palate, causing bad breath.  When worn on the upper and lower arches simultaneously, VFR retainers do not allow the teeth to meet.  This means that chewing is almost impossible.
Removable retainers can become breeding grounds for calculus and bacteria.  It is essential to clean the inside and outside thoroughly as often as possible.  Hawley retainers can be cleaned with a toothbrush.  Because harsh bristles can damage the PVC surface of a VFR, denture cleaner or a specialized retainer cleaner is recommended for this type of device.
This phase of treatment is critical. The hard work has been done; the braces are off, and now it is tempting not to wear the retainer as often as the orthodontist recommends.  Retainers are needed to give the muscles, tissues, and bones time to stabilize the teeth in their new alignment. Failure to wear the retainer as directed can have regrettable consequences, such as teeth returning to their original position, added expense, and lost time.
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