IM IN LOVE!!!*DEBANDED*

If you have finished with your orthodontic treatment and are wearing retainers (or will be soon), this is a special place to connect with others in your (enviable) situation. Ask a question or make a comment about life post-braces.

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ladyc
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IM IN LOVE!!!*DEBANDED*

#1 Post by ladyc »

I LOVE my essix retainers!!
I got my braces off last thursday,and got my essix retainers later in the afternoon.

I was amazed at how comftorable and not noticable they are!
i was so worried that they would be horrible!
My mother didnt even notice i was wearing them for about the first 5 min i was talking to her!
THEY ARE SOOO COMFY!
i seriously cant even describe how nice they are!
I have even said that I like the way it feels with my retainer on better than when it is off!
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the other great news is that my ortho said i only have to wear them for about 2 months 24/7 and then only a hawley at night!
But I probably will continue to wear them during the day cause they are incredibly comfy,and i have become extremely anal about wearing them to keep my teeth perfect!!
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JoeMama
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#2 Post by JoeMama »

That's awesome to hear. I go to pick up my Essix retainer today and I'm so happy to read your post! I've had about 5 days of naked teeth and I'm getting a little spoiled...
Damon 3s. On 2/15/2006. Off 2/21/2007!
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#3 Post by serendipity »

ladyc - Wow it sounds like you just wrote that post for me. I am experiencing the same thing with my essix retainer. Super comfortable and you can't notice at all unless someone is really close. I had a lisp for about 2 days (not that it was really bad) and after that I went just back to normal. I love the way my teeth look in the retainer and have become super anal about wearing it too. Even so much so that I seem to eat quicker than I used to so I don't have my retainer out too long.

Glad to hear someone is enjoying (what I thought was to be dreaded) retainer part of the braces journey.

~serendipity~

P.S - I just posted a new topic about essix retainers so I'll be eager to hear what your thoughts are.
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#4 Post by ladyc »

^Yes serendipity I know exactly what you are talking about when you say you eat faster!Me too!I thought I was the only one! lol
Its silly but It does make me feel better to not have them out for long.

Im so glad you are enjoying your retainers too!
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#5 Post by jennielee81 »

I LOVE my essex, too!

I get a bonded lower in a few weeks and will have to give up my essex for that...I'll miss it!

It is really comfy!
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#6 Post by Scott19 »

such positivity for the essix :) , i just have one question..is it ever annoying, or does it feel weird when biting down? i heard you wont be able to close your mouth fully, makes me kind of want a hawley's because of that :?
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#7 Post by jennielee81 »

YOu can feel it when you bite down. Since I only have it on the bottom, it feels like my upper teeth are just snuggling up with it.

With only the bottom covered, I don't really have any problems closing my bite down.

It is not annoying. On a few occasions, I actually have taken a bite of food with it in because I completely forgot it was there!

It does give my tongue something to play with when it's bored though. :lol:
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Re: IM IN LOVE!!!*DEBANDED*

#8 Post by Lillers »

I LOVE my essix retainers!!
I got my braces off last thursday,and got my essix retainers later in the afternoon.

I was amazed at how comftorable and not noticable they are!
i was so worried that they would be horrible!
Yay!:D This is happy news for you (obviously) and also for people like me who anticipate wearing retainers soon. (Fingers crossed.) Although I wear ceramic braces, my ortho actually specializes in Invisalign and definitely factors in esthetics as well as comfort, so it's likely that I'll end up in Essix retainers too.
Braced March 2005 (lower); November 2005 (upper); all ceramic. Goal = correcting overbite.

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#9 Post by phanta »

Congrats on getting debanded! :)

Do the Essix retainers have a plastic-y taste?
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#10 Post by jennielee81 »

Do the Essix retainers have a plastic-y taste?
Nope! They taste like nothing. :D
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I wore Damon 3's and Opals for 20 months at age 42. Braces off January 2007
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#11 Post by Nikkiekoala »

I am with you all... I love my Essix retainer! It is so comfy. I have the Essix on top, I am able to bit down just fine so no problems there. And no plastic tast at all.
Tomorrow I will get a Hawley on the bottom. My ortho usually does a bonded bottom retainer but I have a tooth missing and will someday be getting a bridge so the Ortho wants to maintain the tooth's space. The Hawley will have a 'tooth' on it to do just that.
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#12 Post by Nikkiekoala »

I am with you all... I love my Essix retainer! It is so comfy. I have the Essix on top, I am able to bit down just fine so no problems there. And no plastic tast at all.
Tomorrow I will get a Hawley on the bottom. My ortho usually does a bonded bottom retainer but I have a tooth missing and will someday be getting a bridge so the Ortho wants to maintain the tooth's space. The Hawley will have a 'tooth' on it to do just that.
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#13 Post by Chris »

. My ortho usually does a bonded bottom retainer but I have a tooth missing and will someday be getting a bridge so the Ortho wants to maintain the tooth's space. The Hawley will have a 'tooth' on it to do just that.
You know that an essix can completely cover each tooth beside the missing tooth and still hold the space open? Were you given that option?
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#14 Post by Nikkiekoala »

No I wasn't given that option. I didn't realize an Essix could be made to do the same thing. There maybe another reason for my ortho's choice for me to have Hawley along with the 'tooth' reason. I don't know.
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#15 Post by Chris »

No I wasn't given that option. I didn't realize an Essix could be made to do the same thing. There maybe another reason for my ortho's choice for me to have Hawley along with the 'tooth' reason. I don't know.
The Hawley can be adjusted for minor tooth movements, the Essix cannot. Thats probably why he chose the Hawley.
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