Retention, the important stabilization phase after a treatment with braces
Retention - stabilization phase
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After correction of malocclusion of teeth, retention or stabilization period is very important.
The cost of retainers:
The cost of one upper and one lower retainer is always included in your Orthodontic treatment.
Orthodontic treatment and Retention - why retention is so important !
What is a Retainer?
Retention means to retain the teeth at there present position throughout life with fixed or removable retainers after your successful orthodontic treatment.
Teeth can be retained with both
- Removable retainer
- Fixed retainer
Retention, is very necessary step after your treatment. Why?
- with help of braces whether fixed braces, or Aligners Schienen oder Keramik Brackets we have moved the teeth from one position to other.
- The teeth are not so strong on their new position and have highly tendency to move back to original position.
- Relapse or undesirable changes after orthodontic treatment is very common in Orthodontics.
- if retention appliances are not used, the achieved result will be lost Verzahnung.
Merke! At the end of orthodontic treatment Retainer irrespective of type ( Fixed or removable) is very very important.
Retention with removable appliances
The right choice of retainer to stabilize the teeth depends on initial malocclusion of teeth and jaws.
+ Points:
- Easy to use.
- removable
- easy to insert and remove by yourself.
– Points:
- Compliance and failure to carry out the appliance throughout the day
- motivation to wear whole life is very low.
Retention with Fixed bonded wire
The fixed retainer is an adhesive retainer, a thin wire attached behind the front teeth in upper and lower jaw.
Fixed wire Retainer: +++
- wire is hidden because fixed backside of teeth.
- Stabilisation 24 hrs
- Fixed so cannot be lost or forgotten.
- comfortable and secure as compared to removable appliance.
Fixed wire Retainer: —
- regular use of dental floss
- regular cleaning of interdental areas (between two teeth).
Definately fixed retainer has an advantage over removable retainer because it is fixed.
we recommend daily a self check of retainer wire whether its fixed or loose to avoid unwanted movement of tooth.
Retention with Aligners as removable appliance
How long does a retainer have to be worn for retention ?
- It is unpredictable which cases are prone to relapse and which not.
- Cases like crowding in lower jaw or cases with underdeveloped lower jaw are susceptible for relapse, depending on other factors as well.
- A long term retainer or life long retainer is always recommended to maintain the result.
- we advice for regular checkup 2x / year.
- we also advice to control daily your fixed retainer wire yourself during brushing your teeth.
The process of Orthodontic treatment in our office:
- Initial Consultation-Free of cost. After examination we will see which type of appliances are right for you. Reserve your appointment. Today in our office!
- Documents for treatment & planning such as X-rays- Fotos and Digital scan or Impressions.
- Treatment plan discussion in detail with different options for your treatment according to your wish and misalignment of teeth and a look on digital simulation of your treatment plan.
- Treatment start. on this appointment , you will get your Appliances.
- Regular checkup in every 6-10 Weeks.
- Treatment finish. after aligning your teeth and achieving our treatment goals, active treatment is finished.
- Retention After finishing active part of treatment, we need to stabilise the teeth. Please click section Retention in detail.
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