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Essix retainer mold question
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:37 pm
by gigiso
How and when are molds for Essix retainers done? My ortho said at my next appointment he was going to remove some of the back braces, place a fixed retainer on my lowers and do an impression for the Essix for the top teeth. How can he do that if there are still brackets on my front teeth?
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:41 pm
by browneyedgrl
I had molds done 5 weeks prior to my debanding date. I have an upper hawley retainer, but the assistant removed my powerchains and did the impression and then I brushed my teeth and she replaced the chains. The model was sent to a lab in which they remove the braces off the model and mold the retainer. My lower fixed was placed at my debanding.
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