Misaligned teeth can cause pain in your jaw, face, and neck. The pain may be mild or severe, depending on how much alignment is required to correct the problem. Misaligned teeth can also interfere with your appearance and self-esteem. Often, such teeth can be corrected using orthodontic treatment or braces. After the treatment, the teeth require Queens retainers which help keep your teeth in place while healing.
Below are the benefits of retainers
To prevent crowding:
Retainers keep space between your teeth after finishing orthodontic treatment. This is important because it allows room for permanent teeth to grow properly and develop normally over time.
Retaining your results:
Retainers can help you maintain the results of your orthodontic treatment after it’s over. If you don’t wear your retainer as prescribed, there is a chance that your teeth will move back to their original position.
Preventing relapse:
If you are wearing a retainer, you will probably be less likely to relapse into bad habits like biting on pencils or improperly chewing gum, both of which can damage the stability of your teeth and cause them to move back toward their original position.
Retaining confidence:
Having straight teeth can make you feel more confident about yourself and your appearance. Wearing retainers can help keep those straight teeth in place so that you will always have a smile that makes others take notice.
Improve speech and breathing:
If you have had braces, your teeth may not fit together perfectly, making it difficult for you to speak clearly and even breathe properly with your mouth closed. A retainer can help fix these issues and make eating easier.
Stop grinding:
Grinding (or clenching) is when people clench their teeth together hard enough to cause damage to their teeth, gums, and jaws. This can happen during sleep or while awake. A retainer worn at night can help prevent this behavior by keeping your teeth apart while you sleep.
Reduces the risk of gum recession:
Without a retainer, teeth can move back into their original position over time due to natural forces such as chewing and speaking which may cause the gum tissue to recede (shrink). A retainer will keep your teeth in place while they adjust to their new positions and correct any gaps between them during treatment.
It keeps you looking younger:
Teeth that are well aligned and bite together properly look younger than misaligned teeth. Good retention can help maintain the appearance of youthfulness by preventing premature aging of facial features such as lips and cheeks caused by sagging gum tissue around poorly aligned teeth.
Prevents premature tooth loss:
Retainers protect your teeth from becoming loose after orthodontic treatment. They stop them from shifting out of place or falling out completely. Besides, they keep the jawbone in place, preventing it from shrinking too much, thus preventing tooth loss and other oral health issues.
Dentists and orthodontists recommend wearing retainers regularly after getting your braces removed. The purpose of a retainer is to keep your teeth in their new positions as they adjust to the changes made during orthodontic treatment. If you need to know more about retainers, contact Amazing Smiles Orthodontics.
