Getting Replacement Retainers?

Question

I have the clear Essix retainer (I guess my dentist was trying to be cheap) for 5 years. For those of you who know about it, or had it, you know it isn't very durable even with normal use. It gets random mineral build ups and gets pretty gross. The back where the molar are gets a bit cracked.

I stopped wearing them for 2 month, but looks like my teeth are shifting (thanks to the growing wisdom teeth). I won't have time to get my wisdom teeth pulled out for another few month since I won't be around because of college. So I am wearing my retainers again. However, they are a bit cracked and disgusting. I want to get the wire kind retainers because they last a LOT longer and won't get as disgusting. I don't really mind wearing retainers for like the rest of my life at night just to keep my teeth straight, they don't bother me.

I have Delta Dental, I know they know don't cover lost retainers, but I don't know.... this is normal use, not my fault that the retainer's life isn't that great.

Is there anyway I can get it covered? If not, approximately how much would it cost me out of the pocket?

Answer 1

It is a bummer that they are cracked, but its not because your dentist was trying to be cheap. Rather, the plastic used only five years ago was not as good as it is today. Our company uses the latest polymers that will last for years without breaking. We also sell a product that will keep the mineral build up off when you use it five minutes per day.

An Evertain retainer is made from very durable plastic and is backed by an ulimited replacement policy where it gets replaced if it breaks or you lose it or your dog eats it or whatever happens to it.

RetainerFresh will clean any type of retainer better than the tablet products out there. If you use it with a new retainer the white "stuff" will not build up on it.

Wire retainers, called Hawley Retainers after the doctor who "invented" them, are nearly 100 year old technology. That does NOT mean they are bad or outdated. It DOES mean that doctors use a ton of them. While they might last longer, if they don't break where the wires are soldered, occasionally they may need adjustment to make sure the wires stay straight.

We are in the retainer replacement business and we use the clear tough as nails Evertain plastic. Our business is giving you a retainer for any reason whatsoever, so we had to have the best stuff.

More info on Evertain and RetainerFresh can be found in Google or Yahoo search engines.

I hope you sort out your dilema in the way that you feel will be the most beneficial. Whatever decision you make, please do so quickly before your teeth shift even further - with or without wisdom teeth!