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Dental Retainers for Teeth: Pros and Cons

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  Dental retainers are one of the most common options to make your teeth look healthy and attractive. There are two types of dental retainers for teeth – fixed retainers (or permanent retainers) and removable retainers. Permanent retainers are made of metal yarn and attached to your teeth with the help of glue. As a rule, such metal wire is even and solid or featured with a braided or braced texture. This fixture is fastened to your teeth and adjusted to your dental occlusion to prevent your grinders from shifting or becoming crooked. Usually, fixed retainers go after braces, barring your teeth from turning back to the place they used to take. Sometimes, orthodontists recommend having them in case you have trouble complying with their instructions as far as removable retainers are concerned. However, it requires a decent volume of tooth surface area for the bonding fabric to set the retainer right where it has to be. There are cases when orthodontists prefer to combine fixed and re