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Last comes the retention stage.

Susie's teeth have now been guided into a desirable new position.

But because teeth sometimes may drift back to their original position, a retaining appliance is used to lock them in place.

Usually this is a thin band of wire attached to the molars and stretching across the teeth.

Susie may wear this only at night or for a few hours during the day.