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Dental hygiene tips for healthy teeth & gums
Can I wear my retainer without brushing?
Retainers are almost the final step in your teeth aligning journey. Once the retainers are off, you will have a perfect smile- a happy ending to your teeth-aligning journey.
Your retainers will be pivotal in holding your teeth steady at a perfectly aligned position. After braces, bone remodeling continues, and that is where retainers help your teeth fixate.
Taking care of your braces and retainers can yield the expected results. But, if you treat your teeth and retainers the wrong way, you can cause irreparable damage.
Take care of your teeth while on retainers.
You will need your teeth healthy and strong once your retainers are off. The human mouth is home to more than 6 billion bacteria. That is the reason why oral hygiene is so important.With retainers on, there is a reasonably good chance that you can trap enormous amounts of debris and bacteria in your mouth. Keeping the treatment in line with your oral hygiene is always the best way out.
Wearing a retainer without brushing
Individuals who fail to brush or floss are susceptible to bacteria building up around the gum line. This lineup can result in toxins that will impact the gum tissue; if you stop brushing your teeth while on a retainer, you multiply the bacteria and accelerate the damage.While brushing your teeth with or without a retainer is paramount, keeping your retainer clean is crucial. Brushing your teeth and then popping in a dirt-laden retainer does not make sense, either. You will still introduce dangerous bacteria like Candida and Staphylococcus, eventually threatening your health.
Safe way out
A pro tip while using a retainer is oral hygiene. Keep your teeth and retainer clean to make your teeth alignment journey safe. Otherwise, you risk infections, weak gums, staining, bad breath, and so much more.