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Post-Orthodontic Care: How to Maintain Your Smile After Braces or Aligners

Completing orthodontic treatment, whether with braces or aligners, is an exciting milestone. Maintaining your results is just as important as achieving them. After your braces are removed or you finish your final set of aligners, your teeth need time to stabilize in their new positions. Without proper care, teeth can gradually shift, a process known [...]

Post-Orthodontic Care: How to Maintain Your Smile After Braces or Aligners

How Do You Floss with Permanent Retainers?

Taking proper care of your teeth isn’t always the most enjoyable part of your day – this can be especially true when it comes to flossing with a permanent retainer. However, once your braces come off, you can’t just give up on your diligent oral health care regime. Otherwise, you may be sacrificing the quality of [...]

How Do You Floss with Permanent Retainers?

Removable Retainers vs Permanent Retainers

Hooray! You are done with braces and now you get to enjoy your pretty new smile. To keep your teeth looking their best, though, you need to decide what type of retainer to wear. The most important step in this process is consulting with an orthodontist. The team at Wonder West Orthodontics can help evaluate [...]

Removable Retainers vs Permanent Retainers