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Hi everyone,

I had surgery for an open bite in May, and I'm due to get my braces

off in November (YAYYY!!!)

I am curious (for those of you out of braces now) which type of

retainer you have. I would eventually like to get permanent

retainers on so that I don't have to worry about wearing one at

night, but I will not consider getting just a permanent one right

away since they typically only go on the first 4-6 teeth. I don't

think my ortho would do that anyway.

But he is willing to go either the metal wire or clear invisalign

type route. I personally would rather the clear just because I know

myself and I feel as though I'd be more faithful in wearing it 24/7.

However, I know several people who wore the clear ones and now

several years later need braces put back on (whether they wore them

faithfully though, I am not sure)

Anywho, just curious about your own personal experiences with which

type you chose, any stories about other people you know, etc.

Thanks a lot!

Kirstin

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Hi everyone,

I had surgery for an open bite in May, and I'm due to get my braces

off in November (YAYYY!!!)

I am curious (for those of you out of braces now) which type of

retainer you have. I would eventually like to get permanent

retainers on so that I don't have to worry about wearing one at

night, but I will not consider getting just a permanent one right

away since they typically only go on the first 4-6 teeth. I don't

think my ortho would do that anyway.

But he is willing to go either the metal wire or clear invisalign

type route. I personally would rather the clear just because I know

myself and I feel as though I'd be more faithful in wearing it 24/7.

However, I know several people who wore the clear ones and now

several years later need braces put back on (whether they wore them

faithfully though, I am not sure)

Anywho, just curious about your own personal experiences with which

type you chose, any stories about other people you know, etc.

Thanks a lot!

Kirstin

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Hi, I had surgery in May for an open bite. I have been wearing an

essix retainer on my top teeth for almost 2 months. For the first

ten days I had to wear it 24/7. Now I just wear it at night -

although sometimes I pop it on in the day also - I don't have to I'm

just being extra cautious! On the bottom I have a fixed reatiner

which I've had on for about 4 weeks. Its really comfortable & I

don't have to go back to the orthodontist now for another 11 months -

yippee!!! I would just go with what your orthodontist suggests -

they are the experts. One thing I would recommend is retainer brite

& a sonic cleaner if you have any kind of removable retainers. It

just makes them easier to clean. Good Luck, .

> Hi everyone,

>

> I had surgery for an open bite in May, and I'm due to get my

braces

> off in November (YAYYY!!!)

>

> I am curious (for those of you out of braces now) which type of

> retainer you have. I would eventually like to get permanent

> retainers on so that I don't have to worry about wearing one at

> night, but I will not consider getting just a permanent one right

> away since they typically only go on the first 4-6 teeth. I don't

> think my ortho would do that anyway.

>

> But he is willing to go either the metal wire or clear invisalign

> type route. I personally would rather the clear just because I

know

> myself and I feel as though I'd be more faithful in wearing it

24/7.

>

> However, I know several people who wore the clear ones and now

> several years later need braces put back on (whether they wore

them

> faithfully though, I am not sure)

>

> Anywho, just curious about your own personal experiences with

which

> type you chose, any stories about other people you know, etc.

>

> Thanks a lot!

>

> Kirstin

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Hi, I had surgery in May for an open bite. I have been wearing an

essix retainer on my top teeth for almost 2 months. For the first

ten days I had to wear it 24/7. Now I just wear it at night -

although sometimes I pop it on in the day also - I don't have to I'm

just being extra cautious! On the bottom I have a fixed reatiner

which I've had on for about 4 weeks. Its really comfortable & I

don't have to go back to the orthodontist now for another 11 months -

yippee!!! I would just go with what your orthodontist suggests -

they are the experts. One thing I would recommend is retainer brite

& a sonic cleaner if you have any kind of removable retainers. It

just makes them easier to clean. Good Luck, .

> Hi everyone,

>

> I had surgery for an open bite in May, and I'm due to get my

braces

> off in November (YAYYY!!!)

>

> I am curious (for those of you out of braces now) which type of

> retainer you have. I would eventually like to get permanent

> retainers on so that I don't have to worry about wearing one at

> night, but I will not consider getting just a permanent one right

> away since they typically only go on the first 4-6 teeth. I don't

> think my ortho would do that anyway.

>

> But he is willing to go either the metal wire or clear invisalign

> type route. I personally would rather the clear just because I

know

> myself and I feel as though I'd be more faithful in wearing it

24/7.

>

> However, I know several people who wore the clear ones and now

> several years later need braces put back on (whether they wore

them

> faithfully though, I am not sure)

>

> Anywho, just curious about your own personal experiences with

which

> type you chose, any stories about other people you know, etc.

>

> Thanks a lot!

>

> Kirstin

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Okay thanks , I'm crossing my fingers he'll give me an essix

retainer too, but of course I'll do what he thinks is best. Thanks

again,

Kirstin

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I had surgery for an open bite in May, and I'm due to get my

> braces

> > off in November (YAYYY!!!)

> >

> > I am curious (for those of you out of braces now) which type of

> > retainer you have. I would eventually like to get permanent

> > retainers on so that I don't have to worry about wearing one at

> > night, but I will not consider getting just a permanent one

right

> > away since they typically only go on the first 4-6 teeth. I

don't

> > think my ortho would do that anyway.

> >

> > But he is willing to go either the metal wire or clear

invisalign

> > type route. I personally would rather the clear just because I

> know

> > myself and I feel as though I'd be more faithful in wearing it

> 24/7.

> >

> > However, I know several people who wore the clear ones and now

> > several years later need braces put back on (whether they wore

> them

> > faithfully though, I am not sure)

> >

> > Anywho, just curious about your own personal experiences with

> which

> > type you chose, any stories about other people you know, etc.

> >

> > Thanks a lot!

> >

> > Kirstin

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Okay thanks , I'm crossing my fingers he'll give me an essix

retainer too, but of course I'll do what he thinks is best. Thanks

again,

Kirstin

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I had surgery for an open bite in May, and I'm due to get my

> braces

> > off in November (YAYYY!!!)

> >

> > I am curious (for those of you out of braces now) which type of

> > retainer you have. I would eventually like to get permanent

> > retainers on so that I don't have to worry about wearing one at

> > night, but I will not consider getting just a permanent one

right

> > away since they typically only go on the first 4-6 teeth. I

don't

> > think my ortho would do that anyway.

> >

> > But he is willing to go either the metal wire or clear

invisalign

> > type route. I personally would rather the clear just because I

> know

> > myself and I feel as though I'd be more faithful in wearing it

> 24/7.

> >

> > However, I know several people who wore the clear ones and now

> > several years later need braces put back on (whether they wore

> them

> > faithfully though, I am not sure)

> >

> > Anywho, just curious about your own personal experiences with

> which

> > type you chose, any stories about other people you know, etc.

> >

> > Thanks a lot!

> >

> > Kirstin

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Hi,

You won't know me, because I had my surgery a while back, but I

popped in to say " hi " today and your post jumped out at me. My

orthodontist will not use invisalign retainers on patients who have

had surgery to correct an open bite. His feeling is that anything

that comes between the teeth is bad news, meaning could possibly

contribute to a reopening of the bite. Stick with the regular, old-

fashioned retainers if you get a choice. You'll remember to wear

them. I still wear mine every night, three years post-op.

Good luck,

Cheryl

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Hi,

You won't know me, because I had my surgery a while back, but I

popped in to say " hi " today and your post jumped out at me. My

orthodontist will not use invisalign retainers on patients who have

had surgery to correct an open bite. His feeling is that anything

that comes between the teeth is bad news, meaning could possibly

contribute to a reopening of the bite. Stick with the regular, old-

fashioned retainers if you get a choice. You'll remember to wear

them. I still wear mine every night, three years post-op.

Good luck,

Cheryl

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