Re: How long to make a retainer? For Jane

[Guest guest]

Cammie,

Do they have to take another mold of your teeth or how do they make

the retainer? I am having a permenant retainer cemented to my bottom

teeth and one that I have to wear at night only )for the rest of my

life) for my top teeth. I really want the permanent retainer to keep

things from moving but worry because my bottom teeth are the hardest

to clean due to plaque buildup there. I use a hook thingy to scrape

and floss every night, how will I be able to do this without it coming

off? Thanls for your input.

Jane

>

> Jane,

>

> I got the braces off on a Tuesday and picked up the retainers (acryllic

> ones) on Thursday. Could have done on Wednesday, except that my ortho

> travels all around our great big county, with offices in at least three

> different towns, and he was in one about 60 miles away that Wednesday.

>

> I don't remember about Hawleys -- the ones with pink plastic and wires

> that I wore in my teens -- but think they take (or took) longer.

> Likewise, I never had a positioner (thank goodness!) but they may take

> longer, too. And for the fixed ones, the wires cemented to the back of

> the teeth, I think they take only the amount of time it takes to

> install them, but I've never had that, either.

>

> It may be that if your ortho has to send work out to a lab it takes

> longer, too. Mine has his own lab, and his own tech trained to put the

> sheet of acryllic over the mold, use a vacuum press to shape it, and

> trim it out. Then he makes whatever final adjustments, himeself. I

> think.

>

> (And replacements are $100 a pop. Except my sweet guy gave me the first

> replacements I needed, when I lost the old ones after 2.5 years. Nice,

> nice man!

>

> Cammie

[Guest guest]

Jane,

after I took braces off when I was 17 I had a permanent retainer wire

cemented both to my top and bottom teeth (the ortho finally figured

out that a removeable retainer just wasn't kicking it for my mouth).

Even though it doesn't seem it, you can floss ur teeth even with the

cemented wire. You will just have to use a different type of floss

which your ortho will explain how to use once you get the retainer

cemented. There is space in between, you'll figure it out. I wore my

cemented retainers for a total of 10 years until I got braces put on

again and I never had a single cavity. I plan to have them put on

again once I remove braces this time around.

Sara

> >

> > Jane,

> >

> > I got the braces off on a Tuesday and picked up the retainers

(acryllic

> > ones) on Thursday. Could have done on Wednesday, except that my

ortho

> > travels all around our great big county, with offices in at least

three

> > different towns, and he was in one about 60 miles away that

Wednesday.

> >

> > I don't remember about Hawleys -- the ones with pink plastic and

wires

> > that I wore in my teens -- but think they take (or took) longer.

> > Likewise, I never had a positioner (thank goodness!) but they may

take

> > longer, too. And for the fixed ones, the wires cemented to the

back of

> > the teeth, I think they take only the amount of time it takes to

> > install them, but I've never had that, either.

> >

> > It may be that if your ortho has to send work out to a lab it

takes

> > longer, too. Mine has his own lab, and his own tech trained to

put the

> > sheet of acryllic over the mold, use a vacuum press to shape it,

and

> > trim it out. Then he makes whatever final adjustments, himeself.

I

> > think.

> >

> > (And replacements are $100 a pop. Except my sweet guy gave me the

first

> > replacements I needed, when I lost the old ones after 2.5 years.

Nice,

> > nice man!

> >

> > Cammie

[Guest guest]

Sara,

I requested that I get a top and bottom permanent retainer but my

ortho says I can only have a permanent bottom and will have to wear

the top every night. I wonder why this is?? It seems risky because my

top has a problem area that already moved the first time I had braces!!

Jane

> > >

> > > Jane,

> > >

> > > I got the braces off on a Tuesday and picked up the retainers

> (acryllic

> > > ones) on Thursday. Could have done on Wednesday, except that my

> ortho

> > > travels all around our great big county, with offices in at least

> three

> > > different towns, and he was in one about 60 miles away that

> Wednesday.

> > >

> > > I don't remember about Hawleys -- the ones with pink plastic and

> wires

> > > that I wore in my teens -- but think they take (or took) longer.

> > > Likewise, I never had a positioner (thank goodness!) but they may

> take

> > > longer, too. And for the fixed ones, the wires cemented to the

> back of

> > > the teeth, I think they take only the amount of time it takes to

> > > install them, but I've never had that, either.

> > >

> > > It may be that if your ortho has to send work out to a lab it

> takes

> > > longer, too. Mine has his own lab, and his own tech trained to

> put the

> > > sheet of acryllic over the mold, use a vacuum press to shape it,

> and

> > > trim it out. Then he makes whatever final adjustments, himeself.

> I

> > > think.

> > >

> > > (And replacements are $100 a pop. Except my sweet guy gave me the

> first

> > > replacements I needed, when I lost the old ones after 2.5 years.

> Nice,

> > > nice man!

> > >

> > > Cammie