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The first two months, I wore the Hawley all the time and kept the clear plastic "temporary" retainers for bleaching. When the Hawley and then my bottom bonded retainers broke, I switched to the clear plastic while repair work was being done. Right away, it was clear that there had been som...

Hello, I've had my braces off for three months now. I wear the Invisalign-type retainers at night. The reason I had braces put on (for the second time...) was that my bottom teeth in the front had become very crowded, and they're the teeth that did the most movement in the 15 months I had braces. Th...

Sweetie, I went back to my ortho, and he personally (rather than his assistants) ground/filed down the inside of both retainers, and the problem immediately disappeared. I've had them for a week now, and they aren't giving me any problems. I agree, the way they trap saliva is gross, but mine are onl...

Hi I just got my braces off day before yesterday and actually went back to my orthodontist yesterday because my Essix were so uncomfortable. While there (since no one replied to my post a couple of days ago), I asked about feeling as though my teeth were loose, and he told me that feeling that way i...

Hi I just got my braces off day before yesterday and actually went back to my orthodontist yesterday because my Essix were so uncomfortable. While there (since no one replied to my post a couple of days ago), I asked about feeling as though my teeth were loose, and he told me that feeling that way i...

Hi I just got my braces off day before yesterday and actually went back to my orthodontist yesterday because my Essix were so uncomfortable. While there (since no one replied to my post a couple of days ago), I asked about feeling as though my teeth were loose, and he told me that feeling that way i...

Hi, I posted a question regarding the Essix-type retainer separately but so far haven't received any answers. I'm glad I'm not the only one hating them (if I'm right that these are the clear-plastic type retainers that cover the teeth completely...my ortho didn't call them by any name but just told ...

Well, not to put a damper on it, but my ortho gave me a bottle of champagne and a card that said something about being able to go back to the "food you love" but also told me that it would take six months for my teeth to really be stable and that I wasn't imagining the sort of loose feelin...

I just got my braces off today and received upper and lower clear plastic tray-type retainers, Essix or similar, I guess? I have a real problem with a strong gag reflex combined with small arches...I was originally going with Invisalign but couldn't tolerate the length of time time required for the ...