2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of braces!

If you have finished with your orthodontic treatment and are wearing retainers (or will be soon), this is a special place to connect with others in your (enviable) situation. Ask a question or make a comment about life post-braces.

Moderator: bbsadmin

Post Reply
Message
Author
concorde
Posts: 60
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:39 pm

2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of braces!

#1 Post by concorde »

Hi everybody! I'm new for this section of the forum. I come here after more than 2 years here: http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=43404
I've got a serius deep bite problem, with crooked teeth.
My ortho had fitted my mouth with many things during these years: upper and lower clear braces, bite turbos behind incisors, class II elastics, many others kinds and configuration of elastics, upper and lower powerchaines, lower metal braces (in part), lower fixed retainers (splint).
Finally I've got my naked teeth (not perfect I think...) and 2 removable hawley retainers, forever...
I post some pictures of retainers and I wait your opinion. Thanks you!
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.

touchofhiddencharm
Posts: 178
Joined: Thu May 16, 2013 3:57 pm

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of brac

#2 Post by touchofhiddencharm »

They look about as perfect as your ortho could get them! :) congrats

jem
Posts: 942
Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:05 am
Location: UK

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of brac

#3 Post by jem »

Hi Concorde

I think your teeth look great. How many hours per day to you have to wear the hawleys? They look pretty robust ( like mine) but that is probably no bad thing if you are going to need them forever ( also like me). Is your speech OK with the hawleys?

All the best

Jem
Sectional brace with Damon clear brackets fitted to front 6 upper teeth 3 January 2012
Brackets added to premolars 2 April 2012
Estimated treatment time originally 6-9 months
. Brace removed on 22 July 2013 after 18 months and 19 days
Now enjoying bonded upper retainer plus part time essix/hawley( I have both)

Click here for my story http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=42194

User avatar
phasesofbeauty
Posts: 69
Joined: Thu May 15, 2014 4:05 pm
Location: Virginia
Contact:

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of brac

#4 Post by phasesofbeauty »

Your teeth look great!

I also like your Hawley retainers...the color and the construction. I like the fact that the part that goes in the roof of your mouth is more "horseshoe" shaped so it does not take up as much room. I also like the fact that the wire in front of your teeth is "wrapped" in plastic....it makes it look like it would hold your finished results better. I want a Hawley like yours!
Helpful Information to Make Your Life More Frugal and More Fun!
https://krystalbrownblog.wordpress.com

concorde
Posts: 60
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:39 pm

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of brac

#5 Post by concorde »

Thanks everybody! I've to wear my retainers only during the night, but forever.
The wire in front of retainers, "wrapped" in plastic, is very very confortable. Maybe, after 2 years with the mouth full of braces, elastics, etc., everything could be more confortable! But these retainers are really confortable! Even if it is really impossible to talk normally!
Unluckly the lower one is not enough fix and it is easy to be moved by the tongue. I hope my ortho will be able to fix it next week.
Ciao everybody!

lexieplexie
Posts: 42
Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:10 pm

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of brac

#6 Post by lexieplexie »

What exactly don't u like about your results. Looks pretty great

concorde
Posts: 60
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:39 pm

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of brac

#7 Post by concorde »

I think the teeth are not enough "open", the mouth is not enough large.
And some teeth are not streight...

bliss4me
Posts: 16
Joined: Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:09 pm

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of braces!

#8 Post by bliss4me »

I think your smile looks great. Sounds like you've been through a lot
Image

concorde
Posts: 60
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:39 pm

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of braces!

#9 Post by concorde »

Thank you very much! Yes. It has been very hard reach this result, but really it's not the end of the trouble. All my upper teeth included in the retainer are moving far from the 2 teeth behind that are wothout retainer. So now the food goes between the teeth with retainer and the teeth without retainer.
So I need fixed brace again, but I'm discussing with my ortho because I don't want to pay for a new treatment!

samoorelaw
Posts: 441
Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2013 4:44 pm
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of braces!

#10 Post by samoorelaw »

I had the same thing happen to me with spaces/bite relapse occurring with my then standard hawley retainers, which didn't wrap around all the teeth, thus causing the teeth without the wire to relapse. I was then given wraparound hawley retainers (with an upper palate expander) and it fixed the space problem; we are still working on the bite problem but it looks like I'll always have a posterior open bite, which retainers can't fix u fortunately. Ask your ortho if you can go this route to fix the spaces without braces again.
Braces removed for 3rd and final time July 14, 2016!!!!

Permanent 8 crowns front 8 teeth (upper) January 30, 2015

Braces removed again December 3, 2014!!

Partial braces re-installation September 25, 2014

Braces removed September 4, 2014!

Image

Image

Image

Image

concorde
Posts: 60
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:39 pm

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of braces!

#11 Post by concorde »

Thank you very much for telling me about the wraparound hawley retainer.
I will ask for sure to my ortho if I can have it. And maybe I also need a retainer with the expander, but for the lower teeth. Even if the ortho told me that in an adult it's unuseful... Do you have a picture of the wraparound retainer and of the retainer with expander?
Thanks a lot!

samoorelaw
Posts: 441
Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2013 4:44 pm
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of braces!

#12 Post by samoorelaw »

You're welcome. I've attached photos of the hawleys.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Braces removed for 3rd and final time July 14, 2016!!!!

Permanent 8 crowns front 8 teeth (upper) January 30, 2015

Braces removed again December 3, 2014!!

Partial braces re-installation September 25, 2014

Braces removed September 4, 2014!

Image

Image

Image

Image

concorde
Posts: 60
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:39 pm

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of braces!

#13 Post by concorde »

Thank you very much! I really think that these retainers are the retainers that I need. I will ask about them to my ortho.
Thanks again!

samoorelaw
Posts: 441
Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2013 4:44 pm
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of braces!

#14 Post by samoorelaw »

Glad I could help. Let me know what your ortho says!
Braces removed for 3rd and final time July 14, 2016!!!!

Permanent 8 crowns front 8 teeth (upper) January 30, 2015

Braces removed again December 3, 2014!!

Partial braces re-installation September 25, 2014

Braces removed September 4, 2014!

Image

Image

Image

Image

Post Reply