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Title: What type of retainer is best?
Post by: Braces4ever on 26. June 2020, 04:34:14 AM

I’m getting my braces off soon and I am getting a bonded wire retainer for my bottom teeth but I can choose my top retainer, which one is the best?

Title: Re: What type of retainer is best?
Post by: besinger on 29. June 2020, 00:07:21 AM

definitely hawley wire retainers,,, they hold much longer and they are adjustable in case you dont wear them for some reason enough,,, so slight corrections can be done with them easily,,,,,versus clear retainers will just not fit anymore if teeth have slightly shifted,,,,

Title: Re: What type of retainer is best?
Post by: Wired_hg on 07. August 2020, 22:44:07 PM

I would go with standard hawley retainers, provided you can be good about wearing them.  At one point, I had a bonded retainer on my lower teeth and did not like the feeling on my tongue at all.  Plus flossing is even more difficult than with braces.

Title: Re: What type of retainer is best?
Post by: Retainer101 on 31. August 2020, 13:26:17 PM

What did you go for? Hawley retainers are better in my opinion. They last longe ,and are  harder to break or lose. It’s just the talking with them and how they feel and look that takes a bit of getting used to.

Title: Re: What type of retainer is best?
Post by: Embracer on 03. September 2020, 16:16:47 PM

Can you post some pictures, Retainer 101?

Title: Re: What type of retainer is best?
Post by: Retainer101 on 03. September 2020, 19:57:38 PM

I haven’t worked out how yet! Thought it would be a bit easier!

Title: Re: What type of retainer is best?
Post by: Teddybear on 19. July 2022, 00:02:18 AM

Why not go for bonded upper retainer as well? You hardly feel them and although cleaning your teeth might be a little harder, it's not impossible.

Title: Re: What type of retainer is best?
Post by: Stefan on 15. August 2023, 12:01:44 PM

Well, a upper retainer can also interfere with the tongue. In some malocclusions it cannot be used at all, such as a deep bite. Otherwise you would bite off the upper retainer pretty quickly.
If you place the retainer too close to the gingiva, irritation or increased inflammation can occur.

The best thing to do is to ask your orthodontist if a retainer for the upper jaw is an option for you.

Best regards,
Stefan