RT105 Hawley Retainer with Ball Clasps

Appliance Purpose / Function:
The primary function of the Hawley Retainer with ball clasps is to provide retention of the anterior teeth. Retention is provided by a labial 3 x 3 labial bow and is generally encased in acrylic which is formed to hold the teeth in their corrected positions.

Appliance Components:

• Acrylic Arch
• .030 Labial bow with adjustment loops anchored in the acrylic arch
• Circumferential
• 2 x 2 area of the labial bow is covered in acrylic that is formed to the facial surfaces of the teeth

Suggested Materials:

• Wire: Chromium Cobalt wire

Options:

• May be made without facial acrylic

Appliance Fabrication Standards:

• Labial bow is formed from 3 x 3
• The adjustment loops begin just distal to the mid point on the facial of the cuspid
• The loop ends at the interproximal of the cuspid and the first bicuspid
• The wire is in intimate contact with the teeth in the interproximal area as it crosses the occlusion
• The lingual wire is formed about 1mm off the tissue of the tissue to provide clearance for acrylic
• The ball on the ball clasp fits close to the gingiva in the interproximal area between the first molar and the second bicuspid
• The ball clasp lays in intimate contact in the interproximal area as the wire crosses the occlusion
• The wire is formed about 1mm from the tissue to provide clearance for
  acrylic

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