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Subject: Re: Retainer Problems

Author:
John Blott

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Date Posted: 22:10:43 08/18/04 Wed
In reply to: drrick 's message, "Re: Retainer Problems" on 12:08:54 08/18/04 Wed

I'm just curious, Dr. Rick, but why are the PDL's "swollen" while the braces are on?

>teeth are loose when you remove the braces even if
>they were held in place for 100 yrs. The PDL's dont
>shrink back to normal size until brackets and wires
>are removed.
>

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

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Retainer Problems	drrick	11:35:14 08/19/04 Thu