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#1 Post by **flipib05** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 4:04 pm

hi
i am going to get my braces off in february and my ortho. said that i was going to get a hawley on top, and a bonded retainer on the bottom. i want a hawley on the bottom because i have had braces previously and i did NOT like the bonded retainer because i always had sores on my tongue and when i got it taken out to get braces again, there was like a bed of tartar where the retainer had been. i did not like that at all. i flossed everyday and brushed three times a day and there was still all that tartar. i asked my ortho to see if i could have a hawley and he said he only does bonded retainers. should i explain to him why or should i just take the bonded retainer and live with it?

#2 Post by **johnnys_angel** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:59 pm

I would def. explain to him why you are concerned about getting a bonded retainer! You shouldn't be stuck having something for virtually forever that you never wanted in the first place. Good luck!

#3 Post by **victory1** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:23 pm

I 2nd what johnnys_angel said. Since you already had the experience with bonded retainers, you know you don't want them and will not be happy with them. You paid good money for treatment so don't let your ortho force you into something you don't want.

#4 Post by **flipib05** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:45 pm

thank you for the replies. i have my orthodontist appointment this wednesday and i will tell you what happens and what he says.

#5 Post by **flipib05** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:39 pm

one more question. what should i do if still insists on me having a bonded retainer on the lower?

#6 Post by **jennielee81** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:50 pm

If he insists, give it a try.

This one could be different...some how.

If it doesn't work, he will see that it is a problem and maybe have another option.

#7 Post by **flipib05** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:19 pm

he said that it would be 3 to 3 which is what i have had the last time. how will the other teeth that the retainer isn't bonded to stay straight?

#8 Post by **flipib05** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:19 pm

he said that it would be 3 to 3 which is what i have had the last time. how will the other teeth that the retainer isn't bonded to stay straight?

#9 Post by **flipib05** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:20 pm

he said that it would be 3 to 3 which is what i have had the last time. how will the other teeth that the retainer isn't bonded to stay straight?

#10 Post by **flipib05** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:24 pm

OOPS!

#11 Post by **victory1** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:52 am

I have a bond retainer on the top (covers only the front 4 teeth). but I also have a set of Hawley for both top & bottom that I wear 24/7. The bond retainer is because I had a big gap in the front before braces; my ortho says that the gap can reopen with just a few hours of not wearing my retainers, so the permanent retainer help to make sure that does not happen. In my case I did not mind the perm retainer; if I did, no matter what she said I would have refused to have in my mouth. It should be your call.

#12 Post by **victory1** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:53 am

oops, double post

#13 Post by **flipib05** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:02 pm

thank you. i will tell you what he says on wednesday.

#14 Post by **flipib05** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:01 pm

hi
my ortho is letting me have a hawley on the bottom!!!! yes!!!!!! i can't wait. he told me that my next appointment he will see how everything is and if they are lookin' good then i will get impressions for my retainers. then i will get them off two weeks after that. i am soooooooo happy.

flipib05