lower hawley retainer

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#1 Post by **Harley Momma** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:14 pm

Does anyone have a lower retainer that is all covered in acrylic except for those two little hooks?

#2 Post by **JumpTheDitch** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:22 am

Very close, Meryaten, I'm very impressed you remembered! My lower hawley has clear acrylic over the front part of the wire.

Before I was debanded I remember seeing someone post that their upper hawley had the same deal and that they'd never seen anyone else's like that but I can't recall who it was.

Something like this, Harley Momma?

It's not that noticeable when being worn:

#3 Post by **Harley Momma** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:34 pm

My bottom one looks the the upper posted. Why????? do they do that. I haven't seen my real ortho since I have been debanded on 7/20. I went back and saw one of his cronies, and wasn't happy. I ended up using a dremel to do away with some of my upper acrylic so that my mouth would close properly. I see my regular ortho next week and I will see if I have caused any problems doing that. I am not happy at all with my teeth

#4 Post by **Granola** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:09 pm

Harley Momma, you are not alone. Victory1 had uppers and lowers with the molded acrylic on the front. I was supposed to get this type of upper Hawley and my ortho called it a maxillary wrap Hawley (they ended up giving me something different).

Here is Victory1's photo:

and the thread:

viewtopic.php?t=16125

I'm so sorry that you are not feeling happy with your teeth. I hope that you can work out a retainer solution that you feel satisfied with.

#5 Post by **Harley Momma** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:38 pm

I finally got a permanent retainer on the bottom. I still don't know why I had all of that acrylic on my lower retainer, but I sure am glad I have a permanent one. It isn't even a little wire. It is like little triangles on the back of each tooth with a wire attached between them. Anyway, I love the new permanent retainer. It only took about a week to get use to it being there. I want one on top, but the ortho thinks it would interfere with my bite. I guess I should ask more questions instead of just trusting my ortho's opinion 100%, but he has not only done my teeth but he has done all 3 of my kids and he has done a great job so far.