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Why wear retainers?

May 7th, 2012

You’ve spent the better part of 2 years or more with contraptions on your teeth….hoooray!!! It’s braces removal day.  You farewell the metal  and skippety doo daa happily away!  Only to return a few hours later to have your removable retainer fitted…what? You see when you reach the end of your braces journey your teeth have been subtly shifting over the final few months into their delightfully perfected resting place.  However, if you have read my previous post on “How do Orthodontic Appliances Create Tooth Movement” (click here) you will know that the osteoclasts start to break down bone to make ...