How To Care For Your Retainer
- December 5, 2007
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Howcast Media
Directed by
Kevin Hall
Voice-Over Artist
Georgia Haege
Production Designer
Karin Olsen
Music
Edison Music Corp
Art Director
Dew Gueramian
You’ve already suffered through the uncontrollable drooling and the gooey stuff they stuck in your mouth to make your retainer—that should be incentive enough to take care of the one you’ve got, right?
You Will Need
- Your retainer
- A plastic retainer case
- A toothbrush or retainer brush
- Some toothpaste
- And some water
- Mouthwash (optional) (optional)
- And spare containers (optional) (optional)
Step 1: Brush retainer
Using toothpaste, brush your retainer with your toothbrush or retainer brush in the morning and evening.
Soaking your retainer in mouthwash a few times a day will help kill off germs.
Step 2: Remove to eat
Always remove your retainer when you eat.
Keep a spare container in the kitchen and/or dining room so you always have a place to keep your retainer while you eat.
Step 3: Soak in water
Soak you retainer in cool water when you are not wearing it.
Step 4: Don't bend wires
Don’t bend the wires or flip the retainer around in your mouth.
Step 5: Keep in its case
Keep your retainer in its case if you are transporting it somewhere and not wearing it.
Step 6: Don't leave in heat
Never leave your retainer near a source of heat—it could melt. Then it’s back to the gooey stuff…
That gooey stuff is actually rubber—once it’s removed from your mouth, plaster is poured over it, creating a cast used to craft your lovely plastic retainer.
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Comments (5)
Watch out for bullies!
over 4 years ago by edward
Beware of gum
over 4 years ago by mlarson
can someone please provide me with the name of the actress in this film? she is really radiant and has a great set of chompers. i would like to contact her. thanks in advance.
over 4 years ago by cocobloco
Be most careful at lunch time !!! They always seem to end up in the trash when your least expecting it
over 3 years ago by Darlene212
Our family was eating outside, and my older sister forgot to take it back to the house, so my mother and I was frantically searching it, looking for a trash can, and of course, it was there!
Well, duh It was not that pleasant memory.
about 1 year ago by blahwah
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