wait time for retainer

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#1 Post by **ruvelina** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:36 pm

Hey guys.
I'm new to the forum. I am in the refinement process for Invisalign, and will be finished in early September. I may go with permanent retainers. I know that patients have to wait weeks before getting their new hawley or essix retainers, but how long is the wait time to receive permanent retainers? Or is it a procedure that's done the same day you are done with your braces?
Thanks.

#2 Post by **fluffybottom** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:12 pm

I took impressions for my Hawley a week before debading so I'd have it the day I got my braces off. I took impressions for my Essix retainers at my deband appointment and picked them up the next day (they have an in-house lab for Essix). The permanent retainer was placed during my deband appointment, after the braces were removed and my teeth were polished but before my Essix impressions.

#3 Post by **alimommy1** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:51 pm

Permanent retainers are usually placed right after your braces are debonded, so right away. If you receive hawleys, average wait time can be a few days to a week, although sometimes they'll give you essix the same day.

I'm a bit paranoid now so I think if I had to wait too long (and my retainers did not have active components in them to combat any shifting), I would ask to have permanents bonded immediately and then maybe have them removed later after I was used to my removables and hadn't noticed any shifting.

#4 Post by **crazybeautiful** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:49 pm

I got my braces off today actually- at 9:00, took my impressions, and came back for my retainer at 12:30

But it's because I'm wearing Essix at the moment but I'll be getting Hawleys later on, as my ortho said they take longer to make

#5 Post by **opera^gal** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:25 pm

They removed my ligs and wires to take impressions for both hawleys a week after my final adjustment, giving the lab a couple weeks to finish them so they will be ready at debanding.

#6 Post by **karencoutts** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:50 am

I don't know about permanent retainers, but my Essix and Hawley were ready the same day I had my braces removed. The impressions were taken in the morning after debracing, then 7 hours later I picked up both sets of retainers.