There are permanent (i.e., fixed lingual retainer), clear plastic, and Hawley retainers. Types of Retainers: Permanent, Clear Plastic, and Hawley Retainers are designed to keep your teeth from shifting back to their previous positions after your braces are removed. Impressions must be taken with a heavy body alginate.Whether you had extensive orthodontic treatment or just partial treatment, once your treatment with braces is complete, you'll need a retainer. The palate must be fully impressed, with clear distal tooth anatomy.
Lab Requirements: Upper and/or lower models free of bubbles, distortions, or voids. This eliminates the need for a small interproximal support wire distal to the lateral incisors. The clear acrylic is fabricated tightly against the labial surface of the incisors and the interproximal contacts of the bicuspids. This adds Arch wire stability and retention to the appliance. To combat labial arch wire distortion, Five Star often recommends Labial and Buccal Acrylic Support. Adept patients will be able to create a suction with their tongue removing the appliance. Patients should be instructed to “scoop” the appliance out from the palate with their thumb or index finger. The great distance between supports leaves the labial wire susceptible to distortions if the patient uses the wire to remove the appliance. This design is often the second-choice retention appliance due to the long span of the labial arch wire. The wrap around design eliminates occlusal interferences or opening interproximal contacts. The Wrap Around Hawley is often the clinician’s alternative when occlusal interferences exist with a traditional Hawley retainer or when a settling in effect is desired. Impressions must be taken with a heavy body alginate. Lab Requirements: Upper and lower models free of bubbles, distortions, or voids. For cases where more than 1 mm correction is required Five Star’s Bioliner™ Plus is an excellent solution. After the corrections have occurred, the appliance may be worn as a final retainer. As the “spring” design corrects the rotations, the appliance will seat in a stable manner. The clinician should not be alarmed if upon delivery of the appliance it does not seat well in the patients mouth. Often interproximal reduction must occur to achieve necessary space.
Before fabricating the appliance, Five Star resets the stone cast into an ideal position. Up to 1 mm anterior correction may be achieved with the Spring Hawley Retainer. Clinicians who encounter anterior crowding resulting from a patient’s failure to wear their original retainers may turn toward a spring retainer. Spring Hawley Retainers are used to correct cases with rotated and/or tipped teeth, and minor anterior relapse cases. Impressions must be taken with a heavy body alginate. Lab Requirements: Upper and/or lower models free of bubbles, distortions, or voids. Check out our design and color chart to see a few of your options! Patients often choose their favorite sports team or activity. Students love to incorporate school mascots, colors, and decals. Patients can choose from a variety of colors and designs. Five Star appliance designs are virtually limitless. Five Star technicians’ closely monitor occlusal interferences, fabricating the Hawley retainers with patient comfort in mind. The labial bow is contoured closely to the gingiva in the cuspid areas and hugs the anterior tooth anatomy following the center of the clinical crown. Skilled technicians insure the acrylic is well adapted to both the palate and lingual aspect of the teeth. Acrylic is held to a minimum and polished to a smooth finish. Five Star uses the highest quality acrylic and monomers greatly reducing appliance breakage. The basic Hawley consists of Adams clasps on the first molars and a tightly adapted labial bow running from the distal of both cuspids. Color designs and decals are often incorporated to encourage patient cooperation. The Hawley retainer is the most popular removable final retention appliance.
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