Retain Your Teeth with Custom Upper Hawley Retainers

Posted by iTeeth Devices on January 12th, 2021

Your teeth have been straightened, your smile is worth showing off, and your bite is where it needs to be. Now it’s time to pick a retainer to keep all of that work in place. Retainers, which sometimes also are used independent of braces to fix the alignment of teeth, have been around for decades.

Hawley retainer (wire retainer) protects the results of your orthodontic care, and prevents your teeth from sliding back into their previous positions. A Hawley retainer is one form of orthodontic retainer, which uses a combination of a hard plastic or acrylic plate connected by a thin metal wire. The retainer is molded to your mouth to fit comfortably on the roof of your mouth, with the wire settled against the front of your top teeth. Lower and Upper Hawley Retainer holds your teeth in place and can always be adjusted if they need to be.

Without a retainer, your teeth will naturally start to shift back to their original positions, so wearing a retainer regularly will stop this shifting and keep your healthy bite and beautiful smile in place. While some minor shifting is normal as your teeth settle into place, regular retainer use will prevent your teeth from shifting out of alignment and requiring future treatment.

If you have neglected wearing your retainer and your teeth have shifted, wearing the retainer will not move your teeth back into their proper positions. You may need another round of orthodontic care to address the shifting that has taken place. To avoid the expense, hassle, and time of second-round orthodontic care, prevent dental drift by wearing your custom Hawley retainer.

In order for the Hawley retainer to work effectively, it is very important to keep it clean and stored properly when not in use. Don’t eat while wearing a wire retainer. It can be difficult to eat while wearing a removable wire retainer and it can also damage the device. Food can get trapped around a Hawley retainer wire or underneath the palate, causing bad breath. When worn on the upper and lower arches simultaneously, wire retainers do not allow the teeth to meet. This means that chewing is almost impossible.

Hawley retainers are durable and designed to be sturdy in your mouth. However, accidents happen and the retainers often break – that’s why it’s important to care for your retainer properly, storing it in a case when you take it out so it does not get lost or broken

Wear your Hawley retainer every night, and clean it thoroughly before storing in the case during the day. An uncleansed wire retainer may gather bacteria and plaque, which would affect your teeth and may cause oral problems. To clean, remove from your mouth, and brush the entire surface gently with a toothbrush and warm water.Don't use toothpaste: it can damage the plastic in the retainer. Order your lower and Upper Hawley Retainer online today and customize your wire retainer with the color of your choice.