Welcome to Fox Valley Orthodontic Laboratory, your trusted partner for precision orthodontic appliances. As a family-run lab, we understand the importance of quality, reliability, and personalized service. We’re proud to offer a comprehensive range of spring retainers and minor tooth movement appliances designed to help you achieve exceptional results for your patients. From simple space closure to complex anterior alignment, we’re here to support you with expertly crafted solutions. Contact Paul directly with any questions or unique case concerns.
Why Choose Spring Retainers from Fox Valley Ortho Lab?
- Effective Minor Tooth Movement: Spring retainers offer a simple, quick, and effective way to address minor crowding, rotation, space closure, and relapse following orthodontic treatment.
- Pre-Set for Ideal Alignment: All our spring retainers are meticulously pre-set in the lab to achieve the ideal alignment of the “anterior 4” or “social 6” teeth, saving you valuable chair time.
- Comfortable and Flexible: Designed with patient comfort in mind, our spring retainers utilize light, continuous forces to gently guide teeth into their desired position.
- Retention Power: Once the desired alignment is achieved, the spring retainer can be used for long-term retention, preventing future relapse.
- Improved Patient Compliance: Our spring retainer designs facilitate easy insertion and removal, making them perfect for patients with deep undercuts or inward tipping posterior teeth.
- Exceptional Craftsmanship: At Fox Valley Ortho Lab, we combine traditional craftsmanship with modern technology to deliver superior quality appliances.
Spring Retainer Options:
Super Spring Retainer:
- Description: Our most popular design, the Super Spring Retainer offers exceptional movement potential. It features a separate labial bow with acrylic guidance and lingual spring elements with helical coils. These coils provide consistent, light force mechanics for comfortable and flexible tooth movement.
- Keywords: Super Spring Retainer, space closure, minor tooth movement, helical coils, labial bow, lingual spring, orthodontic lab.
Mushroom Spring Retainer:
- Description: Similar to the Super Spring, but without the helical coils. The Mushroom Spring Retainer is ideal for cases primarily focused on space closure or requiring minimal lingual force.
- Keywords: Mushroom Spring Retainer, space closure, minimal force, orthodontic appliance, lingual spring.
Modified Spring Retainer:
- Description: The Labial bow and lingual spring elements are formed from a single piece of wire. The opposing labial-lingual forces guide & retain securely. The modified design is great at delivering force all the way to the finished position and is a great choice when the movement is minor compared to the super spring & mushroom designs.
- Keywords: Modified Spring Retainer, force retention, labial bow, lingual spring, orthodontic appliance.
Spring Hawley Retainer:
- Description: Essentially a standard Hawley retainer with acrylic on the labial bow. Very useful when closing spaces or retracting a tooth that has shifted labially. Since the lingual has no spring, the acrylic just acts as a cradle for the tooth that is being moved to settle into while the labial bow does all the work.
- Keywords: Hawley Retainer, space closure, tooth retraction, acrylic, orthodontic appliance.
3-3 Clip-on Spring Retainer:
- Description: Our most comfortable spring retainer option, but also the least retentive. The 3-3 Clip-on Spring Retainer is best suited for minor corrections. Available plain or with optional wire extensions for increased retention and safety.
- Keywords: Clip-on Spring Retainer, minor corrections, comfortable retainer, wire extensions, orthodontic lab.
NiTi Retracting Aligner:
- Description: Closing spaces or retracting flared out anteriors often requires a lot of movement and sometimes multiple appliances in order to get to the desired results. Because all that movement gets multiplied, based on how many teeth have to move in order to close that space. We wanted an appliance that was capable of closing several millimeters of accumulated space. We use open coil Ni-Ti springs to apply continuous retracting force on the entire anterior segment. The force can be “tightened” by adding spacers to the wire distal to the tubes & compressing the springs further.
- Keywords: NiTi Retracting Aligner, retracting anteriors, anterior movement, space closure, orthodontic lab, orthodontic appliance.
(Before/After Image of NiTi Retracting Aligner Case):
Before: Note the spacing & rotation of anterior teeth. Also, the compressed Niti coils distal of clasps
After: Spaces are closed & teeth have rotated, coils have opened up as the appliance has progressed through the movement. If more force were needed, simply compress the coils further by adding crimp-able spacers
Considerations for More Complex Cases:
- Invisible Aligners: For more comprehensive orthodontic cases, consider our Invisible Aligner solutions. Utilizing cutting-edge 3D digital technology and advanced tray materials, we create precise and comfortable aligners.
- Minor Tooth Movement Options & Add-ons: There is more than one way to move a tooth. We routinely use a variety of screws, pistons, springs, clasps & acrylic to guide teeth back into their ideal position. Check out our Options & Add-ons for some ideas, or better yet just call Paul 847-841-3255 at the lab or send him your case with the treatment objective & we will present you with some options.
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- Have Questions? Contact Paul at 847-841-3255 or paul@foxvalleylab.com for personalized assistance. We’re happy to discuss your specific case requirements.
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- We look forward to partnering with you!
