It’s up to you! For the best experience and results, choose a top or bottom guard based on which part of your mouth has the best teeth alignment. Ideally, you want to choose an area with no missing teeth and well-aligned.  And if you have a loose tooth, have it stabilized first before wearing a night guard to protect it from being further traumatized from grinding and clenching.

We make all of our night guards with FDA-approved acrylic materials from the U.S. and Germany. We never use latex, BPA, or Phthalate.

Yes! You can expect your custom guard to last between one to five years—sometimes even longer. Durability depends on how severe your grinding and/or clenching is, and how well you maintain your guard.

Certainly. If your impression doesn’t come out right—or if the three tray sizes don’t fit your bite—just let us know and we’ll send another kit free of charge (with smaller or larger trays, if necessary). 

Very soon! Typically, you’ll receive your custom night or day guard within 10 days of mailing us your finished teeth impression.

We don’t recommend it. For the best teeth bleaching results, use a custom-made bleaching tray. Our night guards feature a different design than trays made specifically for bleaching.

The great news is that studies show that the majority of people can stop this negative movement by simply sleeping in a clear orthodontic retainer at night. These retainers also serve to protect the teeth from minor clenching and grinding that often occur in stressful times when we sleep. CLEAR RETAINERS WILL NOT STRAIGHTEN YOUR TEETH BUT INSTEAD JUST MAINTAIN THE TEETH IN THEIR CURRENT POSITION!

In the beginning, we will send you an at home impression kit with instructions on how to capture a perfect impression of your teeth. Don’t worry, it is not difficult! It is very important to get an ideal impression so DentalRetainer.com can make a perfect model of your teeth. From these models, we will fabricate beautiful, clear and comfortable retainers that fit intimately around your teeth. Remember, these retainers will simply hold your teeth where they are and prevent further movement. They will not straighten your teeth!

This is a tricky question because everyone is different. Some people’s teeth have a tendency to move faster than others and a few very fortunate people’s teeth may not move at all. The great news is it is simple to adjust your wearing habits to meet your individual needs. The retainers conform to each individual tooth and fit snugly but passively on the teeth. If slight movement occurs while not wearing the retainers than those retainers will feel tight (because the teeth moved slightly) when placed back on the teeth. If this movement is very small the retainer will move the teeth back to their initial position and the retainers will become passive again. Ideally, we want you to wear the retainers enough time to keep the teeth from moving and allow the retainers to always be passive (not actively moving teeth but instead just holding them). For most people 6-8 hours per night is sufficient to keep teeth from moving.