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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice
Retainers are a special category of braces. At least when my son was going through it, the braces were cemented onto the teeth. the retainer was something he slept in (til he lost it) but was removed during the day.
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I know orthodontic technology has changed, so I may not be current -
when I had them back in the late 70's/early 80's, braces were the metal things that were actually glued onto your teeth; after those were removed, then you got a retainer to help keep the teeth in place.
this page has a photo of retainers:
http://metalmouthmedia.net/category/retainers/