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Dental Retainers
Last year one teeth in lower jaw is gone. I was surprised and immediately went to doctor. He told that it is milk teeth and after scaning he confirmed i have one more milk teeth in upper jaw also. He remove those tooth and he started braces treatment. After that i moves to gurgaon and near by my location i met one doctor. With the help of him i completed my treatment and after that he given me removable retainers 15days back only. But I lost those retainers.
Can you please suggest, how to get new retainers and what was the approximate cost. And also suggest which is good.
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Dr. Kusum Yadav
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16 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Hi, there are 2 types of retainers:
1.bonded retainers which are fixed to the inner side of the teeth and
2.removable retainers that can be placed and removed by the patient.
From your query its clear you were given a removable retainer by your dentist.
Cost of removable retainer costs Rs. 1500-2000 each for upper and lower teeth while the cost of bonded retainer will cost you 3000 each for upper and lower teeth.
Bonded retainer are easy to maintain and since they are fixed you don't need to take them out and clean them separately and hence no chance of losing them.
Retainers are an integral part of orthodontic or braces treatment because if you don't wear them then gradually the teeth move back to their previous positions. Retainers help in maintaining the effects of your braces treatment.
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