Hot liquids & retainers

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#1 Post by **JumpTheDitch** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:46 pm

Hey guys, though I'm still some months off debanding (not the initial plan but anyway

), I'm hoping to get hawley retainers top and bottom.

I notice a couple of people have mentioned drinking hot liquids is a big no-no with essix retainers in. I'm wondering if that's also the case for hawleys?

I realise that in an ideal world one would probably only drink water with retainers in, removing them for stuff like coffee, brushing, then replacing them but I'm a coffee fiend and couldn't cope with not being able to have a cup @ my desk @ work

#2 Post by **bracesmom** » Tue May 01, 2007 12:24 pm

My dh wears a hawley and consumes hot drinks with no problems. I'm not an ortho so I can't say whether it's bad or not for him to do but our ortho did tell him in particular to keep it in when eating etc.. and nothing about hot liquids.

#3 Post by **JumpTheDitch** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:28 pm

That gives me some hope, thanks for the reply, bracesmom

Anyone else?

#4 Post by **platinum** » Wed May 02, 2007 1:52 pm

I have an upper retainer and I have been drinking coffee etc. with it. No harm. Also, I don't think you drink extremely hot drinks, because you would burn your tongue.

#5 Post by **Chris** » Thu May 03, 2007 3:40 pm

No problem drinking hot liquids with the hawley only the essix.

Was told not to soak the hawley in pure Listerine mouthwash though.

They sure are hard to keep clean.

#6 Post by **JumpTheDitch** » Thu May 03, 2007 5:42 pm

Ah, that's what i was hoping!

Thanks for the replies