What is a bonded lingual retainer?

A Bonded Lingual Retainer Appliance (BLR) is usually comprised of a braided stainless steel wire that connects to the lingual (back) surfaces of the front teeth. Composite resin (dental restorative material) is used to adhere the appliance to the teeth.

How do I bond a fixed lingual retainer?

After ideal isolation of the teeth, an archwire or a long stainless steel twisted ligature wire is placed using tooth separators (spacers) to stabilize the retainer wire during the bonding procedures using lightcured bonding agent to the lingual surfaces of either upper or lower anterior teeth to maintain the result.

How effective are bonded retainers?

Bonded retainers can work extremely well, and I have found there are two main factors that will determine how well they work. Fist, the patient must be determined to be an excellent candidate for the responsibility to have a bonded retainer.

What is a fixed bonded retainer?

A fixed retainer, also known as a permanent or bonded retainer, is a wire that is glued to the lingual (tongue side) of the teeth. These retainers are typically made of stainless steel.

Can you eat an apple with a bonded retainer?

ARE THERE ANY EATING RESTRICTIONS WITH THESE RETAINERS? Yes! Since the reatiners are bonded, or glued, to your teeth exactly like braces it is imperative that you do not bite into anything hard or you will dislodge your retainer (ic, apples, pears, candy bars, frozen foods etc…).

Can you get bonded retainer on my top teeth?

A bonded retainer, also known as a permanent retainer, is a type of metal retainer wire that is glued to the back of your teeth. They are typically placed on the lower teeth from canine to canine, but are also placed behind the upper teeth in certain situations.

How do you glue back a permanent retainer?

If the wire of the permanent retainer is still solid, but the composite has gotten too thin or come debonded from one or two teeth, the fix is a simple procedure. Your orthodontist will place new dental composite over the wire and bond it to your teeth. It’s a 5 minute process in all.

Do bonded retainers affect speech?

No one else knows it’s there except you, because it’s bonded behind your teeth. It has little to no effect on the way you speak, so you don’t have to feel self-conscious about wearing it in public. You can’t lose it because it’s securely attached with dental glue.

Can teeth move with a bonded retainer?

They are able to move because they are attached to the jawbone by a stretchy network of fibers called the periodontal ligament (“peri” – around; “odont” – tooth), and because bone is living tissue that reshapes itself in response to the forces that act upon it.

How are permanent retainers attached?

Permanent or fixed retainers are made of a metal wire that is glued to your teeth. Usually, this wire is smooth and solid or has a braided texture. It’s attached to your teeth and adjusted to your bite to keep your teeth from shifting or becoming crooked.

What is a lingual retainer made of?

Bonded lingual retainers are made with annealed flat braided wire, which undergoes an additional pre-production heat treatment process to reduce the natural tension of the alloy. The wire is then carefully contoured to have as much contact surface with the tooth as possible.

What is a bonded retainer?

Also referred to as bonded wire retainers, bonded lingual retainers, bonded retainers or fixed retainers, this appliance is delivered similarly to how brackets are bonded to a patient’s teeth; a bonded retainer is affixed using light-cure resin on every tooth the appliance will engage.

What is the difference between bonded lingual retainers and indirect bonding?

All bonded lingual retainers are delivered with a putty transfer tray for easy delivery, as an upgrade, a dual-layer indirect bonding tray can be requested. The indirect bonding tray is ready to light cure since the resin is incorporated inside the second soft tray.

What is the purpose of a clear retainer?

This clear retainer serves three important functions: It serves as a backup device in the event that the bonded retainer comes loose, it helps maintain the position of the back teeth and assists with protecting the bonded lingual retainer if the wearer tends to grind or clench his, or her teeth during sleep.