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A member asked:
What type of metal is used to make dental retainers?
12 doctors weighed in across 6 answers
None: Most dental retainers are fabricated from acrylic with stainless steel wires. Removable dental partial dentures are fabricated from cobalt chrome and have cast wrought wire clasps or acrylic flexible clasps.
Answered 11/11/2017
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Depends: Many times wrought wires are used for retainers that is used post-orthodontic treatment. If you have allergies or possible allergies to metals, you will need to alert your dentist or orthodontist.
Answered 7/29/2019
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Stainless usually: Most orthodontic retainers with metal wires are called hawley retainers. The wires are typically stainless steel.
Answered 7/29/2019
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Stainless steel: Retainers are made with different types of stainless steel. If solder is used , it may contain nickel although nickel free solder can be requested.
Answered 4/12/2017
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Stainless: High tensile strength chrome cobalt stainless steel.
Answered 7/4/2014
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StainlessSteel metal: Ask your orthodontist for clear retainers. They cover the teeth entirely, and do not use any metal clasps or metal bows.
Answered 7/29/2019
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