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My ortho put my fixed retainers on, then removed my braces. A couple of hours later I picked up my Essix.

Nozzlenut, Thanks for the info!

Had a checkup today and later left my Essix retainer in my car while I attended what I thought would be a one-hour meeting. Two hours later I finished. A thermometer inside my car hit its maximum temperature of 120 degrees F, outside my car registered 106. Fortunately, my retainer is fine. I know th...

SPECTACULAR!!! You've made a lot of people jealous. What did you decide about the upper boned retainer?

If you get the upper and lower fixed lingual retainers you probably won't have to wear the removables that much. I only have an upper Essix and was told to wear it fulltime only for 3 weeks, then nighttime. I use a soft brush and antibacterial hand soap and my retainer never has any odor, even when ...

Did you get your bonded retainers as soon as you were debanded and then have them removed for your bonding appointment with dentist and reapplied by Ortho same day? My dentist tells me he needs them off for bonding but I want them on immediately cause I have to whiten before I actually get the bond...

Because I'm a teacher my crucial argument for metal is to show the students from the very first second that I'm braced. I don't want to make them think: Has he or has he not braces? Does he hide something? Etc. Do you agree? You're going to be wearing your braces for a year-and-a-half or so yet you...

[quote I want to be able to bite into things without having to be cautious. LOL Having the upper fixed retainer is not like having braces. You'll hardly ever be aware of it, and you don't have to worry about biting into anything. That said, you don't want to crack walnut shells with them. You do re...

I totally agree with Jem, but I'll only say it once.

No need to worry. There is nothing sharp. More importantly, they do keep your teeth in place.

I'm sorry plugnickle :( were they trying to fill in between the teeth? Wonder why it didn't hold?? Do you know what technique they used? I'm going to have to get bonding done to my lower incisors He filled in top edges basically. Don't know what "technique" he used. He believes the pressu...

The Essix, which is flexible, fits right over the fixed retainer.

I had my fixed retainers placed, then had braces removed followed by molds for upper retainer.

[quote="Fionisimma"]Sorry to hear that... May I please ask which teeth/where the bonding was placed...? quote]

Bonding done on top incisors and laterals. My teeth are somewhat bell-shaped.

My dentist didn't really want to use bonding to address my black triangle issues as he said he didn't think the bonding would hold. Unfortunately, he was right. Nine month out, I have had continual chipping off of pieces and have been back to him countless times for repair. Unfortunately, looks like...