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No. Retainers are used to setup a client deposit, a liability. To bill recurring income, use miscellaneous billing.

Once your braces come off, your teeth will be somewhat loose. While your teeth tighten up, which takes about 6 to 12 months, retainers help to keep or retain your teeth in the position they were in when your braces came off. Most retainers are removable so you can put them in or take them out of your mouth, but some are fixed (to the back of our teeth) to where they stay on your teeth all the time.

A 18. A retainer is a simple, removable device that is fitted to your teeth to hold them in their corrected position after the orthodontist removes the fixed (bonded) braces that were used to straighten your crooked teeth. Doctor Rothstein prefers to have his patients wear their retainers (upper and lower, nights only, 6 nights a week for 3 years, and then 2 nights a week for as long as they want their teeth to remain as perfect as they were the day the braces were removed. Dr.

Pilots and Retainers are fabricated metal flanges used to add stability and keep your Centry Cover in place. The large end of the cover (O.D.) is supported by inserting that end into the Retainer while the small end of the cover (I.D.) slips over the Pilot. In some applications, the spring force of the cover will keep it in place. In this case, pilots and retainers are not required.

A retainer is a device worn full or part-time after braces have been removed. The retainer is designed to prevent your teeth from drifting or moving while the bone around your teeth hardens and stabilizes. The longer you wear your retainer, the better your chances that your teeth will not relapse. Retainers provide assurance that your teeth will stay in perfect alignment while your jaw continues to grow or develop.