Question 1

How much do Candid retainers cost?

Accepted Answer

Our retainers cost $99 per set. You can purchase them [here](https://www.candidco.com/teeth/straightening/retainers).

Question 2

How long do I need to wear the retainer for?

Accepted Answer

You’ll need to wear your retainers for the 6 week passive healing phase of your Candid treatment, and then for 8 hours per night indefinitely.

- For the first two weeks after active treatment, wear your retainers for 22 hours a day.

- For the third and fourth weeks, wear your retainers for 18 hours per day.

- For the fifth and sixth weeks, wear them for 12–14 hours per day.

Make sure you keep wearing them for 8 hours at night indefinitely, because if you don’t, your teeth will start to shift back toward their original position.

Question 3

How do Candid Retainers work?

Accepted Answer

Retainers work by keeping your teeth in their new position during the passive healing phase of treatment, then indefinitely after that. Remember that treatment doesn’t end when the active bone-remodeling phase is complete — your teeth are constantly shifting, and if you don’t wear your retainers as prescribed, they’ll start to shift back toward their original position.

Most patients will only need to wear their retainers at night after the first two weeks, when they need to be worn 22 hours a day. But as long as you keep using them, your teeth will stay where they were at the end of the active phase of treatment.

Question 4

How long do the retainers last?

Accepted Answer

We recommend that you change your retainers every six months. You can purchase new retainers [here](https://www.candidco.com/teeth/straightening/retainers).

Question 5

How do the retainers look?

Accepted Answer

The retainers look exactly the same as your last set of aligners.

Question 6

What should I expect when I receive retainers?

Accepted Answer

Your last set of aligners will serve as your first set of retainers. If you order new retainers, they’ll cost $99 and look exactly the same as the aligners you wore in your last step of treatment.

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