Modifying an existing orthodontic retainer
with a Discluding Element
(another method)


A DE had been added to this Hawley retainer. 

The patient had bitten off the anterior extension of the DE

If this had been a Kois Deprogrammer, the patient's
protrusive parafunction would have gone untreated.


A section of a DE from an NTI matrix was set
in a trough within the exist Discluding Table.


The DE has been embedded with the Discluding Area

A direct reline of the DE allows for enhanced support