Ask Drs. Davis & Davis: What's the deal with retainers?

If you recently completed treatment at Davis and Davis Orthodontics, we’d like to congratulate you on your beautiful new smile! Now that your braces have been removed, Dr. Dale or Lisa Davis will provide—or has provided you—with retainers. After braces are removed, teeth can shift out of position if they are not stabilized. Retainers, however, always provide that stabilization. They are designed to hold teeth in their corrected, ideal positions until the bones and gums adapt to the treatment changes. Wearing retainers exactly as instructed by Dr. Dale or Lisa Davis is the best insurance that the treatment improvements last for a lifetime.

To learn more about the advantages of wearing retainers after your orthodontic treatment with Davis and Davis Orthodontics, please read this helpful article about retainers from KidsHealth or give us a call!