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Simple: Reatiners don't have the brackets. They are normally used to keep teeth in place. Braces have brackets, and are used to align your teeth to make them straight.
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The retainer is used after the braces have straightened your teeth and have been removed. It helps you teeth 'retain' their shape.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agothe difference is that braces cost like 20x more and cant take them out. everything else is the same
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What gets put on after braces?
retainers
What is the difference between braces and rotaners?
Braces are metal bands/wires that are attached to the teeth and can only be removed by a dentist. A retainer is a small piece that is just one long wire that can be removed during meals, and eventually you just wear your retainers at night.
What is used to hold teeth in places after braces?
RETAINERS
Are retainers cheaper than braces?
Yes they are cheaper
Eat with braces?
Eating with fixed braces is fine. Retainers must be taken out before eating!
Does Cody Simpson have retainers?
Nope he has white braces to match with his teeth
Do you get retainers before or after braces come off?
Most people get retainers after braces to keep their teeth inline. However, some people wear retainers for straightening a particular tooth. For example I had to wear a retainer after getting a tooth taken out, to keep my teeth inline, allowing my second tooth to come through. After this I then got braces and then had to wear a retainer to keep them straight.
Do you have to get impressions when you get braces off?
Yes, because they need the impressions to make your retainers.
Can you wait a month to get retainers after braces or will your teeth shift to the position it was before?
get them asap they will shift
Can you push your tooth into place with your tongue?
Nope, not permanently! You would need braces or retainers for that!
Is retainers for nerds?
Lol, no. Retainers are not for nerds. They help keep your teeth strait AFTER you get your braces off so you don't have to get them put on again. No one wants to spend all of that money to get braces on a second time so if you have a retainer, I suggest wearing it. ^_^
Can people with retainers chew sugar-free gum?
If you have retainers it is kinda like braces.....chewing sugar-free gum is alright but it may hurt a little.
