1, how long will the retainer be worn?
A year and a half to two years.
The wearing time of the retainer varies from person to person, which is related to factors such as age, type and degree of tooth dislocation, correction method and course of treatment. Some need to be worn for months, some need to be worn for years, and some even need to be preserved for life. But generally speaking, it takes about one and a half to two years to wear the retainer after orthodontics. The specific suggestion is to wear it correctly according to the doctor's guidance.
2. How to wear the retainer?
In the first year, I wear the retainer all day and night. I don't wear it for a while when eating, brushing my teeth or cleaning the retainer. Then I wear it at night for 6 months, and then I wear it every other night for 3-6 months until my teeth are basically stable.
3. Why do you wear braces?
The function of tooth retainer is to help the corrected teeth keep good shape and prevent rebound. The position of the newly corrected teeth is not particularly stable, and it is easy to rebound and relapse. The tooth retainer is equivalent to consolidating the position of the teeth for a period of time.
4. How about not wearing braces?
After orthodontics, if you don't wear the retainer in time or don't wear it carefully, your teeth will rebound and become uneven again, so you need to correct it again and wear braces and retainers again. In that case, all previous efforts have been in vain, and it will take another year or two to correct it.
5. Pay attention to wearing a retainer.
1, the retainer should not be misplaced, which is easy to be damaged and lost. If the retainer in use is damaged or lost, you should go to the hospital to replace it with a new retainer in time.
2. Everyone wears the retainer at different times. Listen carefully to the doctor's advice on how long to wear it.
3. It is best to wash the retainer with cold water every day. It is not advisable to clean the retainer with hot water to avoid deformation.
4. Wear it in time after brushing your teeth for a short time, but not for a long time, so as not to wear the retainer because of the recurrence of deformity.
6. Instructions for use of fixer
1. Normal reaction after wearing the appliance for the first time: After wearing the appliance for the first time, some uncomfortable reactions will appear in the patient's mouth, such as toothache, mucosal injury and ulcer. It can be relieved or eliminated in three days to a week. If it's severe pain, it's not normal. You should seek medical attention in time.
2. Diet: Avoid chewing hard foods, such as popsicles, ribs, chicken legs, beef jerky, and snacks with shells. Avoid chewing sticky food, such as chewing gum, glutinous rice products, milk candy, etc. Try not to drink drinks with high sugar content, such as coke, sprite, juice, etc.
3. Oral hygiene: Brush your teeth every morning and evening and after three meals for at least three minutes each time. Choose a high-quality toothbrush with soft hair and small head. There should be no food residue on the appliance and tooth surface. Rinse your mouth after drinking sweeter and more sour drinks.
4. Damage and maintenance of the appliance: If the appliance is damaged, it should be properly preserved, and the damaged part should not be lost. Contact the doctor in time and repair it as soon as possible, so as not to affect the course of treatment and curative effect.
5. Coordination between patients and parents: The process of correction is long. During this period, patients, parents and doctors must cooperate well to achieve satisfactory results. If some patients use auxiliary corrective devices, they must keep them in a normal position, use the correct method and wear them for enough time. If patients can't cooperate well, it will have a bad influence on the treatment effect.
6. Appointment follow-up: Patients should be followed up within the time specified by the doctor. Due to the influence of individual differences and growth, or the cooperation between doctors and patients during the treatment, there may be a certain gap between the actual treatment effect and the expected effect, so patients and parents should be psychologically prepared in this regard.
7. Appliance cleaning: If you wear a removable dental appliance, you must clean the dental appliance and thoroughly clean your teeth every morning and before going to bed, and then put it on. If you don't wear it, be sure to put your teeth in clean water.