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hi all.

i'm getting my braces off in a month (and counting every day!). my ortho told me i should get wires placed on the back of my teeth to support and keep them straight for a while. is this normal and has anyone else out there have these on?

its a thin piece of wire that is glued on the BACK of your top and botton teeth. i'm getting the normal retainers and these wires are just extra support i guess. any info on these wires would be great (eg. does it affect anything... and i mean.. anything!)

cheers 22/f

The wires are perfectly normal. They are more like a permanent retainer because you can't remove them. I have these wires on the back of my teeth right now, and a lot of people need them. The wires make it harder to floss (easier then braces however) and you should just be careful with sticky foods. Otherwise, theres no problems with it.

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(Rating: 5) thank you for your reply!!! i'm not as scared as i was before to get the fixed retainers on anymore =) thanks a million
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