{"id":226,"date":"2016-07-05T07:29:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T07:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/dps\/mangrovebaydental.com\/?p=226"},"modified":"2016-10-21T04:35:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T04:35:09","slug":"eden-sher-and-the-lost-retainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/2016\/07\/05\/eden-sher-and-the-lost-retainer\/","title":{"rendered":"Eden Sher and the Lost Retainer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans of the primetime TV show The Middle<\/em> were delighted to see that high school senior Sue, played by Eden Sher, finally got her braces off at the start of Season 6. But since this popular sitcom wouldn\u2019t be complete without some slapstick comedy, this happy event is not without its trials and tribulations: The episode ends with Sue\u2019s whole family diving into a dumpster in search of the teen\u2019s lost retainer. Sue finds it in the garbage and immediately pops it in her mouth. But wait \u2014 it doesn\u2019t fit, it\u2019s not even hers!<\/p>\n

If you think this scenario is far-fetched, guess again. OK, maybe the part about Sue not washing the retainer upon reclaiming it was just a gag (literally and figuratively), but lost retainers are all too common. Unfortunately, they\u2019re also expensive to replace \u2014 so they need to be handled with care. What\u2019s the best way to do that? Retainers should be brushed daily with a soft toothbrush and liquid soap (dish soap works well), and then placed immediately back in your mouth or into the case that came with the retainer. When you are eating a meal at a restaurant, do not wrap your retainer in a napkin and leave it on the table \u2014 this is a great way to lose it! Instead, take the case with you, and keep the retainer in it while you\u2019re eating. When you get home, brush your teeth and then put the retainer back in your mouth.<\/p>\n

If you do lose your retainer though, let us know right away. Retention is the last step of your orthodontic treatment, and it\u2019s extremely important. You\u2019ve worked hard to get a beautiful smile, and no one wants to see that effort wasted. Yet if you neglect to wear your retainer as instructed, your teeth are likely to shift out of position. Why does this happen?<\/p>\n

As you\u2019ve seen firsthand, teeth aren\u2019t rigidly fixed in the jaw \u2014 they can be moved in response to light and continuous force. That\u2019s what orthodontic appliances do: apply the right amount of force in a carefully controlled manner. But there are other forces at work on your teeth that can move them in less predictable ways. For example, normal biting and chewing can, over time, cause your teeth to shift position. To get teeth to stay where they\u2019ve been moved orthodontically, new bone needs to form around them and anchor them where they are. That will happen over time, but only if they are held in place with a retainer. That\u2019s why it is so important to wear yours as directed \u2014 and notify us immediately if it gets lost.<\/p>\n

And if ever you do have to dig your retainer out of a dumpster\u2026 be sure to wash it before putting in in your mouth!<\/p>\n

If you would like more information on retainers, please contact us<\/a> or schedule an appointment<\/a> for a consultation. You can learn more in the Dear Doctor<\/em> magazine articles \u201cThe Importance of Orthodontic Retainers<\/a>\u201d and \u201cWhy Orthodontic Retainers?<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fans of the primetime TV show The Middle were delighted to see that high school senior Sue, played by Eden Sher, finally got her braces off at the start of Season 6. But since this popular sitcom wouldn\u2019t be complete without some slapstick comedy, this happy event is not without its trials and tribulations: The … Continue Reading »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[22,2,23],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":580,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226\/revisions\/580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}