If you regularly wear your retainer, first of all, we commend you, and second, you know the importance of keeping it clean. Whether it’s the plastic-and-metal one you received after getting your ...

If you ever went through a braces phase, I feel for you. There was the rule of staying away from caramel, the riskiness of playing contact sports, and the difficulty of getting little bits of food out ...

Keeping Invisalign aligners clean is equally important as wearing them consistently. If one neglects to maintain cleanliness, microorganisms like bacteria and plaque may begin to form, resulting in ...

Natasha Caleel Freutel is a health and fitness writer, personal trainer and licensed occupational therapist. She obtained her bachelor's degree in kinesiology and master’s degree in occupational ...

If you're going through or have completed professional teeth straightening treatments using clear braces such as Invisalign, you'll probably know that the retainers can be a pain to keep clean and ...

You will want to follow your orthodontist’s instructions on wearing a retainer, to maintain the results of braces. This may mean wearing a retainer all day, every day for 4 months, or for 12 months.

THANKS to the rise of Invisalign and other teeth straightening services, more people than ever are wearing aligners and retainers on the day-to-day. But, as everyone who has worn clear aligners knows, ...