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I had a check up to day and the dentist said he'd like me to schedule an appointment with my original ortho. He'd like him to look at his molds, his notes and see if it looks ok - this is about 3 years down the line! I wore retainers until about a year ago as per the ortho's instructions. He said he...

I have a friend whose 4 year old was just given retainers... in the hopes they dont need braces later...

I was amazed

I'm about 20 miles west of Jacksonville I had some implants done since my braces so the original molds don't apply. I called my ortho and I am going up to NJ for a check up. He thinks that any movement I may have occurred will be sorted out by retainers. He thinks it's not as bad as I do! However I'...

Yes, I had super thick ones too... The first upper I had lasted 3 months and collapsed so the next was a lot thicker and further back in my mouth - It really was a challenge learning to speak. I went to a speech therapist friend for a few weeks to get it sorted out. My lower was just as thick and we...

My braces came off 2 years ago after 2.5 years - I wore my retainers for a year. Hawleys, top and bottom. Then nights only ever since. They finally collapsed and I stopped wearing them. Not bad going! I think I have had some movement, very minor, and also notice my molars on the left dont touch! The...

Mine actually goes back a little further, In fact on the LHS it goes to my last molar (the second is an implant) and goes across from thereto the second last molar on the RHS. So it covers a fail portion of the soft palette - I had to over come a gag reflex when it was first installed. The lower fol...

Actually mine just said to call if I needed a replacement...

Yip after almost 4 years!! Can you believe it?

I have the same type of retainers. Practice does make the speech better but more often than not I take them out. Especially if I'm on the phone!

Amazing how smooth my teeth feel

I lived in Sparta, Sussex County and went to a Dr Kuen in Morristown. Unfortunately my teeth wouldnt be best served by Invisalign and the Invisalign Dr just was a bit too creepy for me so I settled with Kuen. geat guy

I lived in Sparta, Sussex County and went to a Dr Kuen in Morristown. Unfortunately my teeth wouldnt be best served by Invisalign and the Invisalign Dr just was a bit too creepy for me so I settled with Kuen. geat guy

I have top and bottom Essex retainers - I was told $100 if I needed to replace them. This is NJ

Then my top one shattered, literally...

I had a new one made and he charged me $55 - the second one is a lot thicker than the old one. Lucky it's only for night time wear!