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What happens if I don’t wear my retainer after treatment?
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Michael Noorani - Posted on
Sep 19, 2025
Retainers are like the “insurance policy” for your smile. Once teeth are moved into their ideal position, they naturally want to drift back toward where they started, especially in the first year after treatment. If you don’t wear your retainer, those small shifts can undo all the progress we worked so hard to achieve. Over time, even a little movement can affect the look of your smile and the way your bite works. I like to explain that orthodontic treatment is really a two-step process: first, we move the teeth, and second, we keep them in their new home. Wearing your retainer is what locks in the beautiful smile you invested time and energy into creating.
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