# Retainer in English: retainer – dental dictionary

> German dental term "Retainer" in English: retainer. Category Orthodontics, with US/UK spelling, synonyms and the sources that confirm the translation.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/retainer  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:24:53Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/retainer.md

**Retainer** = **retainer**

- **English (US):** retainer
- **Category:** Orthodontics

## Sources confirming this pair

- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Retainer](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retainer), [en.wikipedia.org: Retainer (orthodontics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retainer_%28orthodontics%29), [Wikidata Q1275667](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1275667)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/retainer](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/retainer)

[German–English dental dictionary](https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english.md) · Deutscher MeSH 2026, ZB MED – Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de); English MeSH courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.