Scher Orthodontics, reminding you to wear your retainers this summer!

Seeing as how we're right in the middle of summer, our staff at Scher Orthodontics want to remind our patients in retainers that it's crucial to continue to wear your retainer as prescribed by Dr. Scher - even while away for vacations and camps.

If you're away from home and only wearing your retainer at night, here is a helpful tip: after removing and brushing your retainer in the morning, place it back in the case and then put it with your pajamas or on your pillow. That way, you've got a reminder to put your retainer back in at night!

We wish you safe travels and adventures this summer! Be sure to send us your photos or post them on our Facebook wall!

The importance of retainers, from Dr. Steven Scher

If you recently completed treatment at Scher Orthodontics, we’d like to congratulate you! Now that your braces have been removed, Dr. Steven Scher will provide—or has provided you—with retainers. After braces are removed, teeth can shift out of position if they are not stabilized. Retainers provide that stabilization. They are designed to hold teeth in their corrected, ideal positions until the bones and gums adapt to the treatment changes. Wearing retainers exactly as instructed by Dr. Scher is the best insurance that the treatment improvements last for a lifetime.

To learn more about the advantages of wearing retainers after your orthodontic treatment with Dr. Scher, please read this helpful article about retainers from KidsHealth or give us a call at 203-227-6061!