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In my case (class III/underbite) I'm needing to keep my upper incisors tipped forward and prevent backwards migration after the braces come off. So I'm wondering whether the acrylic palate portion of the Hawley retainer can be made to extend down the lingual (rear) surfaces of the upper incisors in ...

As a followup to my original question, I'm wondering if as an alternative to having a lingual wire added to a Hawely retainer, whether the acrylic palate portion of the Hawley retainer can be made to extend down the lingual (rear) surfaces of the upper incisors in order to exert the necessary forwar...

I'm a class III (underbite) case and I'm wondering if it's possible to have a Hawley retainer made for the upper arch with a lingual bow wire instead of the usual labial bow? My upper incisors, especially the laterals, have a very strong tendency to relapse by moving in the rearward direction (I kno...

I have a mild underbite, so my ortho is using elastics symmetrically attached from the upper left 1st molar to the lower left cuspid and from the upper right 1st molar to the lower right cuspid . This makes the upper teeth move forward and the lower teeth move back. The concept is clear. What I don'...