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But they all cause distress it seems =( Are there other kinds of permanent retainers other then the flimsy little wires? For example, my mom's top permanent retainer isn't a wire, but its like a wider bar glued flat agents the back of her teeth, with some round shapes at the end. It kind of looks li...

Actually, I was going to mention this and I forgot. My wisdom teeth are still under the gums, but x-rays show that they are coming in crooked. I plan on having all 4 removed in January, because that's the soonest that my mom can add me to her work's dential insurence plan. But even when I get under ...

Today my top wire retainer, spanning my top front 4 teeth, broke. This is the 4th time my permanent retainers have broken since I got my braces off about 5 years ago. My top one has now been broken 3 times and my bottom retainer (front 6 bottom teeth) has broken once. I'm sick of it! They keep break...