Retainers keep your new smile straight once your Invisalign treatment is finished. A set of retainers is included in every Invisalign plan at Rüh Dental. Here’s why they matter, which type you might have and how to look after them.
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When your aligners come off, your teeth are in their new positions, but the bone and gum fibres around them take time to settle. Teeth also naturally drift as we age, whether or not we’ve had orthodontic treatment.
Without a retainer, teeth tend to move back towards where they started, especially in the first months. Wearing your retainer as advised is the simplest way to protect the time and money you’ve put into your smile.
Most common
Thin, clear trays made from a scan of your finished teeth, including Vivera retainers by Invisalign. Discreet and easy to clean.
Behind the teeth
A fine wire bonded behind the front teeth. It works all the time, without you having to remember it.
Belt and braces
Some patients have a fixed wire and a removable retainer for extra security.
Tailored
Your clinician will recommend the right option for your teeth at the end of treatment.
Vivera retainers are made by Align Technology, the company behind Invisalign. They’re created from a digital scan of your finished teeth, using a strong, clear material designed to keep its shape.
Because they’re made from your scan, Vivera retainers fit precisely and can be remade without new impressions if you ever need a replacement. Your clinician will talk you through whether Vivera, a fixed retainer or both are right for you.
Your clinician will give you a personal plan. Many patients wear their retainers full time for a short period after treatment, then every night. Because teeth can move at any age, we recommend wearing retainers at night for the long term.
If your retainer starts to feel tight after a night or two off, that’s a sign your teeth have begun to move. Put it back in and let us know if it doesn’t fit.
For a step-by-step guide, see how to clean Invisalign aligners and retainers.
Real Rüh Dental patients before and after Invisalign, kept straight with retainers.
See more Invisalign results in our smile gallery → or browse Invisalign before and after photos by treatment.
Shared with patient consent. Individual results vary.
Contact us as soon as you can, and keep wearing any spare retainer you have. We can usually make a replacement from your digital scan, so you don’t need new impressions.
If your teeth have moved a little since, we’ll check whether a short course of aligners, such as Invisalign Express, would bring them back into line.
Book a free Invisalign consultation at your nearest clinic: Fleet Street, Notting Hill Gate, Harrods or Manchester.
