What is a retainer?
The word “Retainer” is often incorrectly used, even by lawyers. A true retainer is a sum of money agreed on between lawyer and client that binds a lawyer’s loyalty to the client, such that he or she cannot take other legal work from anyone with an adverse interest to that client. Most often, when a lawyer asks for a retainer, it means an “Advance payment of fees to be earned in the future”. This “retainer” should be put in the lawyer’s escrow account, and should be kept separate from the firm’s operating account until earned and the client is billed.
Retainers preserve your teeth in their new position after your braces are taken off. Some patients will need to wear their retainer during both the day and night after their braces are removed. All patients will need to wear their retainer every night while their gums and bones get used to the new position of their teeth.
After your braces are removed, you’ll wear a retaining appliance to hold your teeth in position. Retainers are just as important as braces in the treatment plan. Dr. Nikaeen will choose the right type of retainer for your situation. You’ll need to wear your retainer until your teeth settle into a better bite and your bones and muscles adapt to their new dental arrangement.
• A retainer is a custom-made appliance that helps to maintain the teeth in the corrected positions after braces are removed. • A retainer can be either removable, or permanent (which means it is not removed by you but can be removed by us or your dentist and is completely reversible). • A removable retainer may be a clear, Invisalign-type which completely encases the teeth or may have metal clasps and bars with plastic against the roof of the mouth.
