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A survey of patient compliance with removable orthodontic retainer wear in Brunei Darussalam
Objective To explore compliance with removable orthodontic retainer wear among patients who had completed fixed appliance orthodontic treatments.
Meng Ern Lim +3 more
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Orthodontic Relapse after Fixed or Removable Retention Devices: A Systematic Review
Retention constitutes a fundamental phase of orthodontic treatment, of which the patient must be made aware from the outset. Retention, which can be fixed or movable, has the task of maintaining over time and stabilising the results obtained during ...
Francesco Inchingolo +11 more
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Removable retainers in Orthodontics
One of the most challenging phase for an orthodontist is to retain the corrections achieved during the course of orthodontic treatment. Retainers are passive orthodontic appliances that help in maintaining and stabilizing the position of teeth long enough to permit reorganization of supporting structures after the active phase of orthodontic therapy ...
null Sahil +2 more
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Survival analysis of orthodontic retainers [PDF]
Retainers play a critical role in the long-term success of orthodontic treatment. The aims of this study were to evaluate the survival time of different retainers and to investigate the potential predictors of the retainer failures.A total of 591 retainers from 309 patients (between 2003 and 2014) were included in the study, including Hawley retainers (
Jin C. +4 more
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Orthodontic Retainers: A Contemporary Overview
The aim of this article is to provide an insight into the various modalities of retention and types of appliance used in achieving this objective.Maintaining the orthodontically treated teeth in their corrected position is a challenging and ominous task since the inception of this specialty.
Ahmed Mohammed Alassiry +73 more
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Microsensors in the retention treatment of orthodontic patients - literature review
Introduction Removable retainers have been successfully used for many years as an independent or additional form of retention in patients after orthodontic treatment. Unfortunately, it has been proven that most patients do not follow the orthodontist'
Joanna Jasińska +4 more
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Assessment of Factors Affecting Adolescent Patients’ Compliance with Hawley and Vacuum Formed Retainers [PDF]
Introduction: Success of orthodontic retention with removable retainers almost entirely depends on patients’ compliance. Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between adolescent orthodontic patients’ compliance and various ...
Behnam Mirzakouchaki +3 more
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Comparison Between Removable and Fixed Orthodontic Retainers
Background: There are two kinds of retainers: removable retainer and fixed retainer. Removable retainer is an orthodontic retainer which can be inserted and removed by the patient, whereas fixed retainer is bonded permanently on teeth, it cannot be ...
Sianiwati Goenharto +2 more
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Assessment of the effectiveness of two different orthodontic retention protocols [PDF]
Introduction: The main goal of orthodontic retention is to keep the teeth in their corrected positions. Fixed or removable retainers are the most common types of retainers used during the retention phase.
Manoela Kalaydzhieva +4 more
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Success Rates of a CAD/CAM Nickel-Titanium Orthodontic Fixed Retainer. [PDF]
Huanca Ghislanzoni L +2 more
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