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Greater surface contact with the incisors helps to prevent rotational relapse. With no occlusal coverage. The Richter Retainer allows for posterior settling and no more broken retainers or wear and tear from grinding.
REQUIRED BEFORE UPLOADING SCAN
We need at least 5 mm on the buccal surface when scanning
We need at least 3 mm of the hamular notch
We need 3 mm of the retromolar pad
Please Scan with WIRES REMOVED at least 7 days prior to debond appointment. Retainer processing time is 2 days, with 2-3 day shipping. Please do not make arch wire changes or detailing at scanning appointment.
If any of the upper or lower incisors were rotated more than 20 degrees pretreatment, a bonded retainer is recommended in addition to the Richter Retainer.
If the upper 2s were extruded more than 1.5 mm during treatment, a bonded retainer is recommended in addition to the Richter Retainer. *** Dimples will be placed in the embrasure spaces mesial and distal of the upper 2s to help reduce the risk of intrusional relapse of the upper 2s.
If the posterior bite is open 2mm or more, it is recommended to continue orthodontic treatment to get the posterior bite to be open less than 2mm.
Inform the patient that the bite may take 9-12 months to settle.
The Richter Retainer is not indicated for patients whose teeth are overly protrusive. If teeth are too flared, the retainer tends to lock in necessitating more force to remove and more breakage.
Finishing our orthodontic patients is probably the most challenging part of their treatment. When using a “one bracket fits all” system we often fall short of the goal line: a socked in Class I occlusion with all of the functional components in place; canine guidance, no balancing side interferences and incisal guidance. Then throw in patient compliance and some of our cases just don’t finish the way we want.
One of the saving graces that we’ve had in our favor is that the posterior occlusion will settle over time using the right retention. Hawley retainers are great for this purpose as well as maintaining the transverse, but do very little in preventing rotational relapse of the incisors. Essix or overlay retainers are great at preventing rotational relapse of the incisors, but will not let the posterior occlusion settle. The Richter Retainer is a hybrid of these two retainers and brings the best benefits of the two into one retainer. It has more tooth to retainer surface on the incisors (like an Essix) preventing incisor rotational relapse and has no occlusal coverage in the posterior allowing for settling (like a Hawley).
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