{"id":1446,"date":"2019-02-20T09:30:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T09:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1446"},"modified":"2025-02-12T11:27:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T11:27:24","slug":"retain-your-new-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/retain-your-new-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"Retain your new smile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whichever type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/treatments.html\">braces in St John\u2019s Wood<\/a> we fit you with here at <strong>Aura Dental<\/strong>, you will need to wear a retainer afterwards to keep your teeth in their new positions. This may last a year or two, or it could be for the rest of your life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/retain-new-smile.png\" alt=\"Braces in St John\u2019s Wood\" width=\"325\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/retain-new-smile.png 325w, https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/retain-new-smile-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/retain-new-smile-200x134.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/>We offer 2 types of retainers: fixed and removable. A fixed retainer has the advantage of being bonded in place. It can\u2019t be removed, so if you, or your child, would struggle to remember to remove, clean and replace a retainer, this could be the way to go.<\/p>\n<p>The retainer is bonded to the back of the teeth with one thin wire, so it isn\u2019t visible when you speak or smile. You will know it\u2019s there and be able to feel it with your tongue, but previous <strong>braces in St John\u2019s Wood<\/strong> patients tell us that after a while, they get used to this and forget the retainer is there.<\/p>\n<p>How does it stay in place you may ask? Our braces dentist uses a composite bonding material which they harden with a curing light. This fixing is so strong that only a dentist can remove it \u2013 there\u2019s no chance of it suddenly falling out at an embarrassing moment.<\/p>\n<p>If a significant gap in your teeth has been closed by <strong>braces in St John\u2019s Wood<\/strong>, you may be advised that a bonded retainer is the way to go.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re suitable for a removable device, these are also discreet and won\u2019t be spotted by the average eye. They are made of thin, clear plastic and either fit over the whole arch or a group of teeth as necessary.<\/p>\n<p>These are created by taking an impression of your teeth that is turned into a plaster cast. The cast is covered by a heated, thin sheet of plastic that is vacuum sucked over it. This forms your bespoke removable retainer.<\/p>\n<p>The removable retainer needs to be cleaned and maintained to make sure no strays bits of food get stuck to it and that plaque doesn\u2019t build up on the surface. The braces dentists here at <strong>Aura Dental<\/strong> can advise you on how to care for your retainer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whichever type of braces in St John\u2019s Wood we fit you with here at Aura Dental, you will need to wear a retainer afterwards to keep your teeth in their new positions. This may last a year or two, or it could be for the rest of your life. We offer 2 types of retainers: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/retain-your-new-smile\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Retain your new smile<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Retain your new smile | %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-braces"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}