patent summary: "retainer and method of manufacture". The present invention relates to a retainer (1,1 '') which cooperates with a plurality of teeth and suitable for stabilizing the teeth, said retainer (1,1 '') comprising at least one elongated arch (3). wherein the arch (3) generally comprises a curved shape following the natural curvature of a lower jaw or upper jaw and is individually adapted to a contour of the surface of a respective adjacent tooth, wherein the retainer (1, 1 ') is made It is made of a metal and is made from a plate-shaped part, in particular a metal blade having two surfaces (19) parallel to each other. In order to produce a retainer which avoids the disadvantages of known retainers (insufficient durability, accidental activation, locking of teeth), it is proposed according to the invention that the metal be formed from a nickel titanium alloy, more preferably nitinol, and a working surface (13) of the retainer (1, 1 '), in its installed state, faces a surface of the tooth (17) on which the retainer (1, 1') rests and a upper side (2) or lower side (11) of retainer (1, 1 ') corresponds to a plane of the original metal blade. The present invention further relates to a method for producing such a retainer.resumo patente de invenção: "retentor e método de fabricação do mesmo". a presente invenção refere-se a um retentor (1, 1') que coopera com uma pluralidade de dentes e adequado para estabilizar os dentes, o dito retentor (1, 1') compreendendo, pelo menos, um arco alongado (3), em que o arco (3) compreende globalmente um formato curvo seguindo a curvatura natural de um maxilar inferior ou maxilar superior e é adaptado individualmente a um contorno da superfície de um respectivo dente adjacente, em que o retentor (1, 1') é feito de um metal e é elaborado a partir de uma parte em forma de placa, em particular uma lâmina de metal que tem duas superfícies (19) paralelas entre si. a fim de produzir um retentor que evite as desvantagens dos retentore
