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Hi...although I know drinking anything other than water is off limits, I also am really missing being able to sip away at tea. My orthodontist indicated some patients still drink black coffee and just live with the staining that occurs but I wondered if anyone had cheated with drinking either green tea or herbal teas (with nothing in them) and how much staining it causes...

I always drink green or black tea with the retainers in (at least twice a day), and as long as they are cleaned every day, there is no noticeable staining. It may also help to drink a glass of water some time after the tea to slightly rinse them. But if I ever get staining, it is only in the last day or two of the two weeks, so it is not an issue to carry on drinking tea