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- Mon Aug 12, 2013 4:35 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: My Hawley retainer looks different than most I've seen
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1920
My Hawley retainer looks different than most I've seen
Hi, It's been a while I didn't post anything (I'm 5 years after braces) and just recently I randomly started to realise my Hawley looks quite different than most people's. There is no wire that goes underneath the teeth, it includes all teeth not just the front ones, and the part of wire that goes a...
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:57 pm
- Forum: Dental Do-dads (Dental Products Q's and Comments)
- Topic: What type of toothpaste do you use?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 61944
I'm out of braces but honestly, I just buy the toothpaste that's on sale! As long as its a known brand, like crest or colgate or aquafresh, they're all the same, IMO. As for the whitening toothpastes, I think they don't really whiten teeth, I know some people that use these and still have very yello...
- Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:03 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: so i didnt wear my retainers 24/7
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9175
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:40 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: I've made the switch from essix to hawley
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1774
I've made the switch from essix to hawley
Hello all, In my last posts I was having issues with my bite and my broken essix. I had upper and lower essix and I've been switched to lower bonded and upper hawley. I was pretty surprised (btw I've finished braces 2 years ago): 1) I got the "wraparound"kind (have no idea why though), whi...
- Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:48 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: How long did you...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11528
Maybe your son's friends were given bonded retainers so they dont feel like they have something to care about like removable retainers, then they say they don't have retainers? I don't think it is possible to not get a retainer after treatment. As for the lenght of the 24/7 wear period, everyone see...
- Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:11 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: How long did you...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11528
- Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:00 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: retainer problem!! please help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13894
Good news! I stopped wearing the bottom retainer and now everything's fine with my bite. I went to my dentist today for the 2 fillings and I asked him about my retainer issues and he said I absolutely don't need to go back to braces, my teeth look really good and he said to come in 2 days for impres...
- Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:53 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Length of treatment quoted and actual treatment length
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12710
- Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:07 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: retainer problem!! please help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13894
- Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:05 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: retainer problem!! please help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13894
retainer problem!! please help!
I finished my treatment with braces 2 years ago. When they took off my braces, my teeth and bite were absolutely perfect. 1 week later, I received my essix retainers (top and bottom). I was told to wear them full time for the first 48 hours and then just at night time. Just after the first few hours...
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:40 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Essix retainers!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2958
No, they don't hurt me at all, I do some daytime too because my nights are quite short, and they only feel tight for the first 5 minutes... It's really a matter of me not liking the sensation of wearing the essix. People here seem to like it, but I have a hard time wearing both together, so I altern...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:05 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Essix retainers!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2958
Essix retainers!!
Hey! i got debraced on april 18, and on the 22nd i got 2 essix retainers... well, at the beginning i thought i was going to get used to them.... but no!! i have a reallly hard time to tolerate them! they are uncomfortable, very bulky, i feel like im biting into plastic and that i can't fully close m...
- Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:09 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: "Beta testers" needed
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3427
- Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:06 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Hawley or Essix?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 979
Hawley or Essix?
Hi! I'va been in braces for almost a year now, and the treatment will be over in about a month and a half. I have no clue which type of retainer i will get... it was never mentionned to me and i never asked about that. How does the ortho decide which one is better for each case? My main problem was ...
- Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:05 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: i broke something in my braces!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 873
i broke something in my braces!
hi! on may 28 i went to the ortho for an adjustment and he put a wire lig on one tooth. well, yesterday i broke it while flossing and it fell off. i was already scheduled for an appointment on july 5th ( 2 weeks from now) but i want to know if i should call them and go in earlier or just wait until ...