Hawley Retainer with Pontiac

A Hawley retainer with a Pontiac tooth is a custom-made dental appliance designed to both retain the position of your teeth after braces and replace a missing tooth. The Pontiac tooth on the retainer serves as a prosthetic tooth that fills the gap left by a lost or extracted tooth, giving you both the functional and aesthetic benefits of a tooth replacement while maintaining the alignment of your other teeth.

 

This type of retainer is useful if you’ve had a tooth removed and want a temporary or transitional solution while waiting for more permanent restoration, like an implant or bridge, or if you’re just looking to maintain the space where the missing tooth was.