How Long Do I Have To Wear Retainers For After Invisalign. Most patients who have invisalign treatment can also wear an invisalign retainer to maintain their treatment results. The length of time you need to wear a retainer depends on factors that led you to wear braces in the first place, the type of retainer you wear, and how well you maintain it.
Once you stop wearing invisalign, you need to wear orthodontic retainers so your teeth are held in place while new bone is deposited. Immediately after finishing active orthodontic treatment, your orthodontist will have you wear your retainer for at least 12 hours a night for the first two years. Retainers are not free and you will wear them for life (or as long as you want to keep your beautiful new smile), so build it into the “total cost of ownership” for your clear aligner treatment.
Instead, they’ll wear the retainer at night until it’s been at least 12 months since the invisalign treatment ended.
For the first 6 months after treatment is completed, this is the time when the teeth are most likely to shift back to their original position. Once 12 months have passed, you should have enough new bone deposited around your teeth to keep them stable. But, nothing lasts forever and you will have to replace your invisalign retainer at some point. After completing invisalign treatment, we recommend wearing your retainer night time for as long as you would like to keep them in their new positions.