Preferred retainer?
- Thread starter canth1982
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Hey,
It is not too late to maybe respect also "Removable Appliances" which are used to these days (but less since the 1990's onward) for active orthodontic treatment.
Retainers, Hawley like (look it up) are only a pale passive appliance similar to much more complex appliances (more lisp, for you) still considered "kinky" enough for many members.
So, TL;DR: Better add "retainer-like removable braces" as another option as a bare minimum to show some knowledge and allow better results.
Enjoy!
It is not too late to maybe respect also "Removable Appliances" which are used to these days (but less since the 1990's onward) for active orthodontic treatment.
Retainers, Hawley like (look it up) are only a pale passive appliance similar to much more complex appliances (more lisp, for you) still considered "kinky" enough for many members.
So, TL;DR: Better add "retainer-like removable braces" as another option as a bare minimum to show some knowledge and allow better results.
Enjoy!
surfreak
Platinum Member
I chose the Hawley because of no better option for me in the vote.
I agreed with my orthodontist for fixed wires and a splint for the night.
But the splint will be something like a Bionator, that also should prevent my teeth from grinding and pressing in the sleep. We will finally fix the kind of appliance whe my treatment will come to an end.
The treatment will start in 29 days - can’t wait to get my brackets installed ????
My super preferred option was to keep the brackets on forever ????
I agreed with my orthodontist for fixed wires and a splint for the night.
But the splint will be something like a Bionator, that also should prevent my teeth from grinding and pressing in the sleep. We will finally fix the kind of appliance whe my treatment will come to an end.
The treatment will start in 29 days - can’t wait to get my brackets installed ????
My super preferred option was to keep the brackets on forever ????
Arbinka said:
But the poll is specifically about retainers, not about devices used for active treatment.
It's perfectly possible the OP doesn't know about the devices you mention, but it's not very welcoming to tell a first-time poster to 'show some knowledge ', when they may be aware and have deliberately excluded them!
Your preferred appliances may be active plates, the OPs may be post-treatment retainers.
I am answering to canth1982 who was the one posting the poll.
I Do think it is wise to understand the forum before posting.
However, if I am mistaken, I hope Marty delete my unnecessary posts.
I see the point in the current option set in this poll. However, if we remove the consultation aspect of it, which was added after my post, it is more "scientific" to sample the real world. But, regardless,
Fetishism and political progressiveness of the latest 2.5 generations are not a reason for being hostile nor a common denominator of this forum's users.
Sorry if this is the impression I had made. At my age, I sometimes mistake op with OG.
I know, my Daughter speaks the same.
Nothing to do with Orthodontics, though.
Live and let live. I should know.
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I Do think it is wise to understand the forum before posting.
However, if I am mistaken, I hope Marty delete my unnecessary posts.
I see the point in the current option set in this poll. However, if we remove the consultation aspect of it, which was added after my post, it is more "scientific" to sample the real world. But, regardless,
Fetishism and political progressiveness of the latest 2.5 generations are not a reason for being hostile nor a common denominator of this forum's users.
Sorry if this is the impression I had made. At my age, I sometimes mistake op with OG.
I know, my Daughter speaks the same.
Nothing to do with Orthodontics, though.
Live and let live. I should know.
> degriottier
Newbie
The first set of Hawleys retainers I got when I was 13, were not fitting so well. In top of that my Orthodontist did not ask for full time wear, and the lower one broke and has been poorly repaired by the Orthodontist. They were transparent, and got yellow. So not so nice first experience.
I got a new set done in Thailand. I was delivered Begg (Wrap-around) type, transparent pink, full palate acrylic and complex omega adjusting loops (common in Thailand). They were massive and I was a bit worried when I saw them on the tray. But they fitted perfectly and were very comfortable.
I got brackets again, later one, in Mexico. The retainers provided after a year of brackets, were not perfect. No omega loops, transparent acrylic (got yellow after few years), begg type but the upper starts from 1st molar only. Positive point, they feature thick acrylic behind incisors, that act as a kind of small tongue crib
I got a new set done in Thailand. I was delivered Begg (Wrap-around) type, transparent pink, full palate acrylic and complex omega adjusting loops (common in Thailand). They were massive and I was a bit worried when I saw them on the tray. But they fitted perfectly and were very comfortable.
I got brackets again, later one, in Mexico. The retainers provided after a year of brackets, were not perfect. No omega loops, transparent acrylic (got yellow after few years), begg type but the upper starts from 1st molar only. Positive point, they feature thick acrylic behind incisors, that act as a kind of small tongue crib