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Vacuum-Formed Retainers Versus Lingual-Bonded Retainers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Stability of Treatment Outcomes in Orthodontically Treated Patients [PDF]

, 2022
Objective:This review aimed at analyzing the literature comparing vacuum-formed retainers and lingual-bonded retainers for maintaining treatment stability and periodontal health and evaluating retainer failure and patient satisfaction.Methods:Electronic ...
Shantha Sundari, Ravindra Kumar Jain, Seerab Husain, Arthi Balasubramaniam   +3 more
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Orthodontist and periodontist’s knowledge, attitudes and aspects of clinical practice, regarding fixed lower orthodontic retainers

Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and aspects of the clinical practice of orthodontists and periodontists, regarding lower fixed orthodontic retainers.
Ruth Suzanne Maximo da COSTA, Silvia Amélia Scudeler VEDOVELLO, Vivian Fernandes FURLETTI-GÓES, William CUSTODIO, Giovana Cherubini VENEZIAN   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Comparing the effectiveness, acceptability and oral hygiene status between vacuum formed retainer and Begg’s retainer”: a pilot study

BMC Oral Health, 2023
Background Recently, Vacuum formed retainers (VFRs) are preferred as an Orthodontic retention appliance over conventional Begg’s retainers. Very few studies have been conducted between VFRs and Begg’s retainers.
Payada Patnaik, Smruti Bhusan Nanda, Sumita Mishra   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of fixed versus removable orthodontic retainers on stability and periodontal health: 4-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2023
Introduction: Long-term or even indefinite retention is routinely prescribed after orthodontic treatment as a preventive safeguard against post-treatment changes induced by tooth movement, physiological healing, and the aging process.
Kamal Dhruvkumar Hotchandani, Janarthan Thangadurai, Akhilesh Singh Parate, Jeff Zacharia Nixon, Ranjit H Kamble, P Meghalapriya   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A survey of protocols and trends in orthodontic retention

Progress in Orthodontics, 2017
Background The objectives of this study were to evaluate retention procedures and protocols which are used by the orthodontists in Lithuania and to identify commonly used types of dental retainers.
Alvyda Andriekute, Arunas Vasiliauskas, Antanas Sidlauskas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reproducibility and accuracy of machine bent 3- and 6-stranded twistflex lingual fixed retainers-An in-vitro-study.

Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists
BACKGROUND The present study aimed to evaluate the precision with which a retainer bending machine can produce the designed CAD/CAM retainer. METHODS Canine-to-canine retainers were digitally designed and fabricated ten times each on 20 debonding casts
K. Klaus, J. D. Pollmeier, Sabine Ruf
semanticscholar   +1 more source

“Clinical comparison of bond failure rate between two types of mandibular canine-canine bonded orthodontic retainers- a randomized clinical trial”

BMC Oral Health, 2020
Background Bonded retainers are widely used as they are esthetically pleasing, easily acceptable, provide greater stability, compliance free and causes no soft tissue irritation and speech problems.
Nasreen Iqbal Nagani, Imtiaz Ahmed, Faiqa Tanveer, Hafiza Marium Khursheed, Waqas Ahmed Farooqui   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elemental composition, corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing fixed retainers versus conventional fixed retainers.

Journal of Oral Science
PURPOSE To investigate the elemental composition, corrosion resistance, and mechanical properties of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) retainers versus conventional fixed retainers (FRs).
Yasuhiro Namura, H. Pullisaar, H. Holm, M. Syverud, Aida Mulic, V. Vandevska-Radunović   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical comparisons of different fixed orthodontic retainers

, 2022
Objective: The aim of this prospective clinical study was to compare the clinical outcomes of three different fixed lingual retainers, in terms of effects on periodontal health and success rate.
Recep Onur GÜNEŞ (14612049), Gülşilay SAYAR (14612052), Hilal TOYGAR (14612055)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source