Orthodontic Blog from Saracino Orthodontics in St. Louis

Saracino Orthodontics recommends contacting your orthodontist as soon as possible after realizing your retainer is missing. Waiting even a few days can let teeth begin shifting, especially soon after treatment, so a temporary plan and a prompt call matter more than waiting until you're back home. A lost retainer while traveling is more common than most patients expect. Between hotel rooms, restaurant napkins, and gym bags, a retainer case is easy to misplace and easy to forge

Saracino Orthodontics recommends calling your orthodontist within 24 hours if a fixed retainer wire feels loose or sharp. A loose bonded wire is not something to wait out, since the retainer can shift, irritate soft tissue, or stop holding your teeth in place the way it should. A permanent retainer is meant to sit quietly behind your teeth for years without you noticing it. Saracino Orthodontics hears from patients in exactly this situation, and knowing what's normal versus w