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16 year old missing two teeth from birth HELP with flipper type!

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kathymaylv

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My 16 year old daughter was born without two of her front teeth and is now wearing a flipper that looks just like a retainer with the two false teeth attached. It had a wire that goes across the front teeth just like a regular retainer after braces. My question is isn't there a removable appliance that she can wear that does not have the wire acorss the front of the teeth?
 
Yes. A lab can fabricate a vacuform retainer that has the artificial teeth in so there aren't any wires. The rules are same as the flipper though...no eating with it in! :)
 
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