• Welcome to retainers

    Your retainer is designed to hold your teeth in their new position. Your teeth may have moved, but your gums and jaw bones still need to adapt to the new position of your teeth. Without a retainer, your teeth will tend to relapse to their pre-treatment position. Wearing your retainers is essential to protect the investment you have made in time, effort and resources that have resulted in your great new smile.

  • Removable retainer

    Your retainer plate is fragile. Treat it with care. Please place the retainer carefully with your fingers and ensure that it is firmly seated. Biting your retainer into position and clicking it up and down with your tongue will almost certainly cause it to fracture. Retainers are hand made and expensive to replace.

  • Food reminders

    You should remove your retainer when eating & drinking and you can also remove it when playing sport ~ just remember to store it in the handy case so you don't lose or break it when it's not safely in your mouth!

Adult retainer info
Child retainer info

  • Keeping your retainer clean

    Please ensure that your retainer plates are cleaned at least twice per day preferably in the morning and at night. Be sure to clean your retainers on both sides using toothpaste and the denture brush we have provided. Holding your retainer deep in the basin or over a towel will ensure that if it is dropped, it is unlikely to fracture. Please NEVER place your retainer in hot water to clean as it will buckle and warp. A brush and toothpaste are all that is required, or you can soak it in water with a denture cleaning tablet first.

  • Any problems? We're still here for you

    Retainers are an important part of your orthodontic treatment. If you have any problems with your retainers, please call our office as soon as possible to arrange for an appointment.

  • Visit your dentist!

    Now that the braces phase of your orthodontic treatment has been completed, your dentist will want to examine your teeth carefully and undertake any routine dental care. Please arrange to see your general dentist for a check-up at your earliest opportunity to ensure that your high standard of dental care can be maintained.

Need help with anything?

If you have any questions you can call your practice, we are there from 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8am to 4pm on Fridays.  Or you can of course email any time and we will respond just as soon as we can.

If you have a situation that you think might need urgent attention, we have an after-hours emergency service for our patients.  Call your regular practice and you will hear the emergency number instructions.

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