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Subject: Re: Retainer Problems

Author:
John Blott

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Date Posted: 10:49:33 08/18/04 Wed
In reply to: Dea 's message, "Re: Retainer Problems" on 04:53:16 08/18/04 Wed

>>I have Essix retainers. They never did hurt, though
>they felt tight, like braces. Now the ortho is
>adjusting them to fine-tune the bite, my teeth are
>very sore indeed! Yes, your teeth will remain loose
>for a while--that's the purpose of the retainer, to
>hold the teeth in position until they set in the bone.
>The speech problems will abate soon with practice. I
>do get spit bubbles between my teeth and the
>retainers, so there is some play in there. The
>retainers feel cushiony, and don't provide a bite for
>chewing, but I never felt I couldn't close my lips. I
>wear them 24/7 except for eating/cleaning and will for
>months and months. I had an appt. a month after
>debanding/retainers to check them. But if you are
>miserable, call and ask to get in sooner; why suffer?
>Sometimes a person just needs reassurance that all is
>as it should be, even if uncomfortable is what it
>should be!

But why should the teeth be loose after having the braces keep them in the exact same spot for a month?

Well, the speech problem doesn't seem as bad now, and perhaps I was exadurating a little about not being able to close my mouth. So I'll probably be okay with this retainer I guess...

One other thing, do you think that wearing it more often than perscribed (16 hours/day) will help the teeth "set in the bone" faster?

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Retainer Problems	drrick	12:08:54 08/18/04 Wed
PDL's? -- Helen, 13:45:36 08/18/04 Wed Re: PDL's? -- drrick, 14:00:06 08/18/04 Wed Thanks! -- Helen, 14:08:43 08/18/04 Wed Re: Retainer Problems -- John Blott, 22:10:43 08/18/04 Wed Re: Retainer Problems -- drrick, 11:35:14 08/19/04 Thu