Fixed Orthodontic Retainers: A Review [PDF]
Turkish Journal of Orthodontics, 2019 Orthodontic retention is defined as maintaining teeth in optimal aesthetic and functional position after treatment. Despite the necessity of retention phase and the factors influencing the stability of the teeth after orthodontic treatment was discussed ...
Yasemin Kartal, Burçak Kaya
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Relapse and retention after orthodontic treatment [PDF]
Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry, 2015 Orthodontic treatment results are potentially unstable that has a tendency to return to the former position. This is the so called relapses and therefore retention is necessary because the gingival and periodontal tissues are affected by orthodontic ...
Elih E.
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Orthodontic retention experience of university students: A qualitative study [PDF]
Journal of Orthodontics, 2023 Simon Littlewood, Sophy Barber
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PBM's effects on plaque microbiome for periodontal-orthodontic patients during retention [PDF]
Journal of Oral MicrobiologyObjectives This pilot study aimed to determine whether adjunctive photobiomodulation (PBM) alters dental plaque microbiota and clinical parameters in periodontitis patients during orthodontic retention.Methods Six stage IV, grade C periodontitis patients
Guanning Zhang +5 more
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Is a primer needed for orthodontic bonding? A randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2012 Is a primer needed for orthodontic bonding? A Randomised controlled trial Objective: To evaluate the clinical performance of APC Victory IITM (3M Unitek) brackets in direct orthodontic bonding with and without the use of primer.
Nandhra, Sarabijit Singh
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Post-treatment Stability in Orthodontic Retention with Twistflex Retainers—Do Patients Benefit from Additional Removable Retainers? [PDF]
Clinical Oral Investigations, 2022 Isabel Knaup +2 more
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Patient-Reported Outcome Measures on Oral Hygiene, Periodontal Health, and Treatment Satisfaction of Orthodontic Retention Patients up to Ten Years after Treatment—A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Vaska Vandevska-Radunovic +1 more
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Orthodontic retention: what's on the horizon? [PDF]
Br Dent J, 2021 Orthodontic retention remains one of the great challenges in orthodontics. In this article, we discuss what is on the horizon to help address this challenge, including biological approaches to reduce relapse, treating patients without using retainers ...
Littlewood SJ +4 more
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Development of a clinical practice guideline for orthodontic retention [PDF]
Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research, 2019 Cleo Wouters +1 more
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A brief history of orthodontic retention [PDF]
, 2021 The retention phase has become an accepted part of orthodontic therapy. Irrespective of the patient's age, underlying malocclusion or the type of mechanotherapy, an orthodontist will use some retention method in virtually every patient following ...
Fudalej, Piotr S. +4 more
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