Retainer with Sensor?

[LHBraces]

Has anyone tried that retainer with a microsensor that was on the Today Show a few weeks ago yet? I would like to get one for my son when he gets his braces off in a few months.
-Lucy

[LHBraces]

Hey,
how do you know so much about it? i cant find any info on it, my google searches dont turn up what i saw on TV. I want to get it for my son, so i can make sure he actually wears his retainer. any further info would be appreciated.
-Lucy

[SnowSara]

Here you go, link to the SMART retainer website: http://www.scicomply.com/

The Today Show video is here: http://www.scicomply.com/press.html

edit: Oh, and I googled "orthodontic retainer sensor" to find it

[LHBraces]

Hey thanks for your help, i couldnt remember the name Smart Retainer to save my life. what do you all think about it? i think its pretty cool, and helpful.
-Lucy

[SnowSara]

I see it as something useful for when a child has already shown problems with wearing their retainer as much as they should, it's nice to be able to hold them accountable for when they're not supervised - I also think that they should then be rewarded if they improve their wear time after getting it! Might be a waste on a kid who'd be diligent anyway without it tho.

And all of this won't matter once the kids figure out a way to "hack" it, because you know they will!

But yeah, probably not something for the adults, haha

[Clo]

And all of this won't matter once the kids figure out a way to "hack" it,
because you know they will!

I was thinking the very same thing. But I can also imagine this. The first hacker
did make an error. The ortho asks how it is possible to wear a retainer 36 hours
a day. Uhmmm ....

[Beckster]

Haha good point, Clo!

This new sensor device does seem like a good idea...Looking back I wish they had had such a thing when I was a teenager...might have prevented me from ending up back in braces as an adult!