Once your final aligner tray is complete, you enter the retention phase — the part of treatment most patients underestimate. At Mizpah, we provide a custom retainer set (upper and lower) and follow a structured 3-year retention protocol to protect your results long term.
The Mizpah Retention Protocol
- Year 1: Wear retainers full time — same wear schedule as your aligners
- Year 2: Night-time wear only
- Year 3: Once a week to maintain stability
Why this matters: teeth are held in position by the surrounding bone and periodontal ligament, which remodel gradually in response to orthodontic forces. Once active treatment ends, these structures need time to fully stabilise around the new tooth positions. Without retainers, the natural elastic memory of the periodontal ligament gradually pulls teeth back — a process called relapse. Following the 3-year protocol protects the investment you made in treatment.
Your retainer set is included in the Mizpah Smart Align treatment package. Dr. Jebu will review retention progress at follow-up appointments and advise if retainers need replacing.
Discuss the full treatment lifecycle — from first tray to long-term retention — at Mizpah Poly Dental Clinic.
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