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Lolita's retainer
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EDITOR'S NOTE: My note about Adrian Lyne, director of the new LOLITA
film, and his decision that Dominique Swain (14) keep her braces on/in(?)
resulted in calls for clarification. One such follows and there will be
another in a moment. Has the new cinematic LO perhaps launched a new
sexual fetish?
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I'm not a dentist, but a parent whose children--like so many others--at
one time wore metal or plastic braces designed to straighten their teeth.
After the braces were removed, they were given a plastic "retainer"--a
kind of molded plate--that was supposed to be worn for a while, mainly at
night, to prevent the teeth from drifting back to their earlier irregular
positions. (A dentist would probably have a more technical explanation to
offer.)
Naomi B. Pascal
University of Washington Press
nbpasc@u.washington.edu
film, and his decision that Dominique Swain (14) keep her braces on/in(?)
resulted in calls for clarification. One such follows and there will be
another in a moment. Has the new cinematic LO perhaps launched a new
sexual fetish?
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I'm not a dentist, but a parent whose children--like so many others--at
one time wore metal or plastic braces designed to straighten their teeth.
After the braces were removed, they were given a plastic "retainer"--a
kind of molded plate--that was supposed to be worn for a while, mainly at
night, to prevent the teeth from drifting back to their earlier irregular
positions. (A dentist would probably have a more technical explanation to
offer.)
Naomi B. Pascal
University of Washington Press
nbpasc@u.washington.edu