orthodontic retainer

Orthodontic retainers Under normal circumstances, dental correction is mainly divided into active correction and passive correction. After the active correction is completed, the teeth will reach the corresponding position, but the teeth are very unstable and need to be well maintained before the teeth can be fixed in the achieved position. position. The time to wear the retainer after orthodontic treatment is related to the type of retainer. If the patient wears the retainer, it generally needs to be worn all day for one year, and then gradually shorten the wearing time. After the teeth are stable and there is no obvious change, a professional orthodontist is required to judge the end of the wearing time. After removing the appliance after the teeth are corrected, because the teeth are still unstable in the new position, it is often necessary to wear a retainer to wait for the reconstruction of the alveolar bone in the new position of the alveolar bone, generally with about two years, depending on the person, some patients need to maintain a shorter time, and some are extremely prone to recurrence cases, such as severe tooth torsion. Generally speaking, it takes at least one year for the tissues around the teeth to recover stably. It is especially easy to relapse in the first three months after correction. In the first year of removing the appliance at this stage, the retainer should be worn carefully during the day and at night. Personal oral hygiene should be paid attention to at ordinary times to develop good personal oral hygiene habits.