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If you have clear braces such as Invisalign, you'll know that the retainers can be a pain to keep clean. This is the one thing you need to keep them looking as good as new ...

Lucy Setter Before and after: Lucy Setter was 29 when her braces were removed ... well", patients will need to wear a retainer for years afterwards to stop teeth moving back to their original ...

Learn more If you're anything like me, you had expensive orthodontics as a child and proceeded to lose your retainers shortly after, so your teeth have ... just like those braces your parents ...

Traditional braces are too expensive ... the treatment actually worked and my teeth were re-straightened after my reckless abandonment of my old retainers. See if you're a candidate for Candid ...