Ortho Care
Ortho Care and Use Instructions
In this section you will find care and use instructions for various orthodontic appliances.
If you have questions that aren't answered here please feel free to contact our office.
Orthodontic Retention
Without exception, all patients in our practice go through the retention phase of treatment.
Retention begins when the braces are removed. If the teeth are not retained in their corrected position, they will begin to move over time.
Patients in the retention phase are seen periodically in our office during the first year after braces are removed. After that, please call the office if there is a problem with your retainers.
Orthodontic Elastics
Elastics move the teeth in a direction which cannot be accomplished with braces alone.
Your teeth and jaw may be tender the first few days of wearing the elastics. This is normal and should begin to disappear within a week. If it persists longer, please call our office. Rinsing with hot salt water will help take away the tenderness.
It may seem hard for you to put on the elastics at first, however, it will become easier with practice.
