What is each kind of care for?

Monitoring observes change; professional adjustment or replacement addresses the retainer. A new active course may use braces or aligners for individually assessed movement goals. Limited treatment has selected goals; more comprehensive treatment has a wider assessed scope.

AAO retainer-fit guidance

Your own priority might be an explanation of a concern, a goal you want to revisit or an existing proposal you want clarified. You do not need to turn an appliance name into a decision before that discussion.

Connect the proposal with your goal

At SMILE-FX®, board-certified orthodontists see patients at assessment and follow-ups. A doctor-led explanation gives you a responsible person to discuss the proposed goal and services with. Digital planning and smile-preview simulations can give that conversation a concrete reference; the preview illustrates intention and is not a promised outcome.

You can explain what matters to you and decide whether you want to consider the proposal. If you already have a plan and want help organizing that conversation, the existing-plan guide has a separate role.

What is the holding stage for?

After active movement, retention helps hold tooth positions. Your orthodontist sets the retainer type and individual arrangements.

AAO retention guidance

The retainer-design guide develops the holding-appliance topic. Keep that companion available if it is the question you want to explore next.

Understand the services being offered

SMILE-FX® lists orthodontic retreatment within its published service range. A new-care conversation establishes whether the practice can accept your case and what it proposes. Standard smartphone monitoring gives progress information a route to clinical review alongside required visits.

The practice's included-retainer offering belongs in the full treatment conversation and written proposal. It does not establish a free repeat course or unlimited replacements. Read the care model and its individual arrangements.

For a new-care inquiry, the Miramar visit page gives the optional in-person request and actual studio details.