Hawley retainers are made of hard plastic or acrylic and metal wire. They are custom-designed for your mouth and fit snugly behind your top teeth on the roof of your mouth. Eventually, if your orthodontist approves, you can taper down to nights a week, and you should continue to wear the retainer every few nights forever. A Hawley retainer is sturdy and designed to last several years, but will eventually need to be replaced.
Your orthodontist can fit you for a new retainer in the office. If the retainer breaks or is lost, it will also need to be replaced.
Hawley retainers are easier to repair than other appliances, however, so your orthodontist may also be able to adjust and repair the Hawley retainer if it becomes misshapen or ill-fitting.
Clear plastic retainers are custom-molded to fit snugly over the teeth. There are two trays, one for the top teeth, and one for the bottom. They are totally transparent and nearly invisible when worn. Unlike the Hawley retainers, there is no metal involved, and patients tend to find the clear retainers more comfortable and less bulky. There are several forms of clear plastic retainers, including Essix and Vivera retainers. There are differences between the two, but both types of retainer work in a similar fashion.
You'll then reduce use, wearing the retainers every night. Eventually — after about a year — your orthodontist may allow you to start wearing them every few nights, about nights a week. After that, it's nighttime for a lifetime. Clear retainers are not designed to last for a long time, so the'll have to be replaced eventually.
Visit your orthodontist as soon as the retainer breaks: it is simple to make a new set of plastic retainers and a quick replacement will avoid potential shifting. Your orthodontist may provide you with several sets of clear retainers at once.
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Orthodontic Treatment Options. Braces for Adults. Foods to Avoid with Braces. Types of Retainers. By: Orthodontist Erin Kopicki Everyone needs a retainer after braces. Different Types of Retainers There are a few different types of retainers including removable and permanent.
Depending on your case, we may recommend one of the following types of retainers: Removable Retainers A vacuum form retainer VFR is a clear horseshoe-shaped piece of material that is intimately shaped to fit over your teeth. Clear plastic retainers have become more and more popular and are used more often than Hawley retainers.
Permanent retainers consist of a solid or braided wire that is curved to fit the shape of your newly straightened teeth. The wire is cemented bonded to the inside of your front teeth to keep them from moving.
Most often used on lower teeth, they are also called fixed, lingual wire, or bonded retainers. Although some are removed at some point, usually because of excess buildup of plaque and tartar or gum irritation, most are left in place indefinitely. Like your teeth, permanent retainers should be cleaned daily. Using a threader can make it easier to get dental floss underneath the wire to remove food, plaque, and tartar.
Even after your teeth are permanently in their new position, the effects of chewing, growth, and everyday wear can lead to relapse. So your orthodontist may recommend that you use a retainer for the rest of your life. One study showed that the most common instructions are to use a retainer all day, seven days a week for one year after braces are removed. Once you start using your retainer, your orthodontist will want to check your teeth to be sure your retainer is keeping them from moving.
They may adjust or fix the retainer or make a new one if needed. You should see your orthodontist as soon as possible if you lose your retainer or it cracks or breaks. That way it can be replaced before your teeth relapse. There are pros and cons to each retainer type. Your orthodontist will recommend the best type for you based on your teeth and why you needed braces. Essix retainers, in particular, are clear, slime molds that fit over your teeth. Your orthodontist might recommend an Essix retainer as the final stage in a course of orthodontic treatment, or as a complete alternative to braces.
Essix retainers gently guide your teeth into a position where the upper and lower sets are even, straight and align with each other. Though your teeth may feel firmly set in your mouth, they move when under constant pressure, and can assume new positions in the mouth all on their own.
Essix retainers maintain the intended position following orthodontic treatment, all while providing minor corrections to slightly misaligned teeth if needed. We love our patients and love to help them form healthy dental life that will last them a lifetime. Both types of removable retainers should be removed and cleaned with gentle brushing daily. Your orthodontist may also recommend soaking it. Learn more about cleaning retainers. Also called wire retainers, these are removable retainers made of thin metal wire and plastic or acrylic shaped to fit the roof of your mouth or along the inside of your lower teeth.
The attached metal wire runs across the outside of your teeth to maintain alignment. These are removable retainers that are molded to perfectly fit the new position of your teeth. The technical name for them is thermoplastic or vacuum-formed retainers. To make this type of retainer, a mold of the teeth is created. A very thin plastic or polyurethane is then heated and sucked down around the mold.
The main difference in the three common brands of clear retainers is the type of plastic material they are made of. The brands are Vivera, Essix, and Zendura.
Vivera is sometimes incorrectly called Invisalign. The two products are made by the same company, but Invisalign is an aligner used to straighten teeth instead of metal braces, not a retainer. Clear plastic retainers have become more and more popular and are used more often than Hawley retainers.
Permanent retainers consist of a solid or braided wire that is curved to fit the shape of your newly straightened teeth. The wire is cemented bonded to the inside of your front teeth to keep them from moving.
Most often used on lower teeth, they are also called fixed, lingual wire, or bonded retainers. Although some are removed at some point, usually because of excess buildup of plaque and tarter or gum irritation, most are left in place indefinitely.
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