Retainers?

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#1 Post by GG » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:19 am

hello all, just a very quick question-do you have to get impressions taken again for the retainer?

#2 Post by **BallPointPen** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:54 am

#3 Post by GG » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:04 am

thanks ballpoint pen.

#4 Post by **Higgy** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:20 pm

Sure do....and I found this set of moulds much worse than the one prior to braces....that stuff is horrible to get out of the braces!

#5 Post by **Higgy** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:32 pm

Nice.....the impression stuff tastes bad anyway.....don't think the pam would be TOO much worse! They had a terrible time getting mine to come off....then it took a good 20 minutes of brushing to get that gunk out of the braces. I'm glad to not have to do that again (knocking on wood).

#6 Post by **BallPointPen** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:53 am

Do they not put a strip of rubber over the braces? I have had this whenever I have had impressions with braces on, it allows the mould to come out easily and no gunk gets left in the braces.

#7 Post by **Higgy** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:22 pm

Mine didn't.

#8 Post by **Dawna** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:57 pm

I'm looking to win the 'dumbest question ever' award here ...but you're talking only about hawley/essix kind of retainers, right? I am getting permanent ones and assume the just bond the wire to the back right when I'm getting the braces off (just before maybe??) and have no impressions needed?

#9 Post by **Higgy** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:00 pm

Dawna,

My impressions were taken for my upper and lower bonded retainers. I had my retainers put in a few weeks prior to debanding.

#10 Post by **SnowSara** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:38 pm

My impressions were taken right after my braces were removed, I'm glad I didn't have to get that gunk stuck in my braces!