Essix retainer question

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Alleria
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Essix retainer question

#1 Post by Alleria »

Hello!

Last week I had my braces removed and was given top + bottom Essix retainers. Over the weekend and today I noticed that the tips of the retainers where I would pull to remove them seem to be warping. Is this bad, should I be contacting my ortho to get a new one - or is it normal? There is no warping on where the teeth are actually shaped in the retainer, just on the tips.

Basically I've been wearing my retainer whenever I haven't been eating.

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