Your retainer sits inside your mouth. So the food and plaque on your teeth can build up on your retainer. Just like with brushing your teeth, your retainer also needs to be kept clean. Find out how to ...

If you have just started using a retainer, you are probably wondering: how to clean a retainer at home effectively? An ...

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 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 ...

Orthodontic treatment isn’t a new solution, and neither are retainers. But as time passes, orthodontic treatment changes and improves. Clear retainers are one of the more recent advancements in ...

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 ...

You brush your teeth, floss regularly and faithfully wear your retainer every night. But despite your diligent oral health habits, your retainer or mouth guard can get yellowed, cloudy or stained.

A series where we find out which products the professionals (who really know what they’re talking about) actually use and really stand behind. Read more here. There’s a lot of maintenance that comes ...