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Question:
Permanent Retainers: My daughter will have her braces removed in a few weeks.
Her orthodontist said only the bottom teeth can get a permenant retainer, not the top. He claims that a top retainer will cause the teeth not to align.
I know people who have the top and not the bottom. What is the proper or correct orthodontic procedure for this? ... Visitor from IL
Answer:
You can do a bonded retainer across the upper front teeth, but I prefer to use a removal retainer to allow the teeth to settle nicely into occlusion.
The bonded upper retainers have a tendency to break easily, unlike the lower, and so we prefer to use removable retainers because of this reason.
James J. Awbrey, D.M.D.
4895 Windward Parkway, Suite 200
Alpharetta, Georgia GA 30004
(770) 751-1688
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