This may sound like a stupid question.....

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#1 Post by **bahamasblondear** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:57 pm

....but, are your braces still on when you take a retainer impression?

#2 Post by **Tunkabean** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:13 pm

I think its a pretty good question. Can't hurt to ask. Sorry I don't know the answer though, but I'd like to know as well

#3 Post by **johnnys_angel** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:20 pm

Hello!

That definitely isn't a stupid question. It's different for everyone, some orthodontists take them the appt. before debanding so you will have them right when you get your braces off. Others wait until the day you get your braces off (afterwards..or sometimes before), and then you get your retainers later. Oh, and PS: getting the mold gunk out of your braces isn't nearly as bad as it sounds

#4 Post by **bahamasblondear** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:24 pm

Thanks everyone for the input! :D

#5 Post by **Dark_angel** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:38 am

When my boyfriend had his fixed braces off he had the moulds done the week before with his braces on and came away with retainers on the day he had them taken off.

#6 Post by **Leslie022** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:07 am

My ortho told me that it would take about five days to make the retainer after the braces are off. So, I'm assuming he does it when he takes the braces off.

#7 Post by **KJM** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:46 pm

My son had his braces off and they took impressions then. We had to go back in a few hours to pick up the new retainer.

#8 Post by **dkt3** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:55 pm

Ok I may not get it but if you have your moulds done before you get your braces off then wont the impression be of your braces AND your teeth? And I know that retainers done have the impression of each bracket in them!!

#9 Post by **spragers** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:56 pm

I go in in about two weeks to get debanded

and get impressions made, then I'll go in a couple days after that to pick up my retainer.

#10 Post by **bbsadmin** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:51 pm

There are no stupid questions on this forum, only stupid answers, LOL.

But seriously...

My ortho took the retainer impressions when my braces were still on. It depends on the ortho. If you're getting a clear Essix retainer, and if it's being made right there in the office, then of course they would take off your braces first, because it would only be a matter of minutes before your retainer is done. But if you're getting a Hawley (which is usually made at an off-site lab), it could take a week to get your retainer. So the ortho may take impressions with your braces still on.

#11 Post by **Teigyr** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:18 pm

Was it difficult to get molds with your braces still on? I go in on the 21st for "status molds" to see how close we are to surgery. I am already sketchy about them and my pre-braces experience was not good! I couldn't breathe and felt like I was going to suffocate. I will try to relax this time but am worried that having the braces on will make the molds take longer to get out. It seems like the mold stuff would stick!

#12 Post by **Evelyn** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:31 pm

Mine takes them when the braces are on...my original impressions appt was for Feb. 8th and then debanding on March 1 so yep definately when they're on!

#13 Post by **Joanna20** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:42 pm

Hey! The first time I had braces they took the molds when the braces were still in my mouth! I don't know how they do it these days; It makes sence that you still have them on because otherwise, between the time you take the braces off and the time you get the retainer, your teeth could move.
Hope that helped!
Take care,
Joe