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Subject: Re: Retainers worse than braces??

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JeffG

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Date Posted: 03:38:00 07/19/04 Mon
In reply to: Cap'n Nemo 's message, "Re: Retainers worse than braces??" on 21:03:03 07/18/04 Sun

Sounds to me like someone that maybe didn't want to wear theirs out of convenience. Worse being "you have do actually do something" rather than let the braces do their work!

>My wife has had a plastic retainer for 10 years, since
>being in braces for 2 1/2 years. It's no big deal.
>
>>So at the local parade yesterday an acquaintance of
>>ours noticed my braces, said he had them in his
>>twenties/thirties, and said "it'll go fast, but just
>>wait until you get the retainer -- that's worse than
>>the braces!" What on earth did he mean, I can't
>>imagine the retainer being difficult to wear, my
>>daughter had one and it was just light plastic, didn't
>>seem obtrusive, she never complained about discomfort.
>>Anybody who knows shed some light on this?

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