Why no white wires and retainer wires?

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#1 Post by **Eric805** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:01 pm

On the topic of having white instead of silver; I did a little searching and couldn't find much about it. Has anybody heard of a Hawley type retainer with the wire across the front being white? I had always thought the white would look better in braces (ceramics). I also dont like the idea of having another silver wire in front of my teeth for the retainer when I get my braces off.

#2 Post by **drrick** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:45 am

I have had my lab make these for me. they paint an opaquer on the wire to to mask it. Looks a little better but isnt invisible.

#3 Post by **Eric805** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:50 am

drrick wrote:I have had my lab make these for me. they paint an opaquer on the wire to to mask it. Looks a little better but isnt invisible.

Oh nice. Do you happen to have a pic of that?

#4 Post by **drrick** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:50 am

It is difficult to post pics on this site since you have to upload them to a separate location efore linking them here, etc.

#5 Post by **kilikena311** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:26 pm

Someone on here had an Astics retainer, which looks like a Hawley but with a clear wire. You can search for it on this site or google it. Maybe your ortho would be able to get this for you.

#6 Post by **Eric805** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:25 pm

Thanks for the tips!