You’ve been told to wear your retainer as much as possible after getting your braces or aligners off. Once you have finished your treatments, it’s important to wear your retainer to prevent your teeth from shifting. If you don’t wear a retainer, your teeth will be in danger of shifting right back to the position they were in before your braces or Invisalign. Does that mean you can eat with a retainer in? Can you eat while wearing a retainer?
Clear retainers are crafted from 1mm plastic. They are designed to be comfortable but snap on tightly to your teeth. Sometimes, if you smile, people may not even know that you’re wearing them! Your dentist will tell you to wear your retainer as much as possible to prevent teeth shifting. It’s true, the more you wear your retainer, the better protected your teeth will be. Are you able to eat with a retainer in? No, you should never eat while wearing your retainer, and here’s why.
Your retainer, while it gives the maximum defense against teeth shifting, is very fragile. With the retainer being only 1mm thick, your retainer can easily crack or become damaged if you wear it while you try and eat. If you crack your retainer, it will not keep your teeth in place. Even if it is the smallest crack, your teeth may have micro shifts after that. Having a clear and strong retainer without any cracks is the only way to prevent teeth shifting.
If you’re thinking to yourself, well, I can still eat with a retainer if I have soft food, or just drinks, it’s still at danger of becoming weakened by the unwanted food or drink particles. People love to drink hot coffee or tea, but if you wear a retainer while doing this, the heat of the drink may actually damage the material that the retainer is made from. The plastic is sensitive to temperature, so if you put extreme tempers onto it, it may result in the material cracking or becoming damaged.
Maybe you want to have a bowl of pudding or mashed potatoes. That seems innocent enough, and those items aren’t too hot or cold. The problem is that when you chew up food in your mouth, tiny particles get left behind. These food particles will reside and stick to your retainer. Most retainer will start to naturally grow bacteria from your mouth, but if you have food particles on your retainer too, the likelihood of bacteria growing nearly triples. When your retainer has bacteria on it, not only can it make it easier for it to crack, but the retainer itself can make you sick.
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Never eat with your retainer in. It will lead to multiple issues, and you’ll have to replace your teeth retainer if it is cracked or starts to grow bacteria. When you need a new retainer, you can either go to the dentist, which can come with a huge bill, or you can choose an online company like SportingSmiles. SportingSmiles has been crafting retainers since 2009 for over one million people. Unlike the dentist, you don’t need insurance, X-rays, or need to take time out of your busy schedule to receive retainers. It’s all done from the comfort of your home.
You can order retainers from SportingSmiles by receiving the patented impression kit. With it you’ll take impressions of your teeth before shipping them back to the SportingSmiles lab, where your retainer will be crafted. If you have the physical molds of your teeth or a digital scan of them, you can use either to receive a fresh brand brand-new retainer. You can get both of these from your dentist and usually for free. SportingSmiles can work with either of these to craft you a new set of retainers.
Remember, you should never eat with your retainers on. Even if the food is soft, or even if you are just drinking liquids. It will lead to your retainer becoming cloudy or growing white or yellow spots. When this happens, you’ll need to replace your retainer or else your teeth will shift back, wasting all that time and money you spent getting a perfect smile. If you need a new retainer, SportingSmiles is here to help!
