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Helping You Get the Most Out of Your Hard-Earned Results
After you complete your orthodontic treatment, you’ll move into the maintenance phase of your process, which typically requires wearing a fixed or removable retainer for a set period of time. For those whose palates aren’t wide enough to accommodate all of their teeth, a palatal expander may also be necessary before undergoing treatment to help achieve permanent, lasting results. During your initial consultation with Dr. Asrar, she’ll inform you of all of your oral appliance and retainer options available to you.
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Removable Retainers
After your orthodontic treatment, Dr. Asrar may recommend a removable retainer to help prevent your newly straightened teeth from gradually shifting out of place again. Your retainer will need to be worn for the amount of time prescribed by our team, and after some time, it’s possible that you can shift to wearing it at night only. Because teeth have a type of muscle memory, retainers act to help preserve your results!
Fixed Retainers
For those who require more extensive orthodontic intervention, we may recommend a fixed retainer following treatment. This is permanently secured within your mouth, on the inside of your teeth, making it invisible to onlookers. These retainers typically are made of a stainless steel wire and are designed to prevent teeth from moving back to their original positions within the mouth.
Palatal Expanders
Palatal expansion is another orthodontic treatment offered at our Round Rock office. This treatment involves a combination of tooth movement and jaw expansion. It works by widening the two halves of the upper jaw, called the palate. The two halves are joined together by a "suture" in the middle of the roof of the mouth.
Expanders don’t hurt, other than creating some pressure for the first few minutes. Patients may talk funny for a day or two until their tongue gets used to sharing space with the expander – but in no time, you’ll be back to normal.
