Survival of maxillary and mandibular bonded retainers 10 to 15 years after orthodontic treatment: a retrospective observational study

Survival of maxillary and mandibular bonded retainers 10 to 15 years after orthodontic treatment: a retrospective observational study

Abstract Background The long-term evidence regarding failures of fixed retainers is limited and the aim of this cohort study was to assess the long-term risk of failure of one type of maxillary and two types of mandibular fixed lingual retainers. Trial design Retrospective cohort study. Methods Eigh...

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Main Authors: Katharina E. Kocher, Meret C. Gebistorf, Nikolaos Pandis, Piotr S. Fudalej, Christos Katsaros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:Progress in Orthodontics
Subjects:
Retention
Long-term retention
Fixed retainers
Retainer failure
Bond failure
Adverse effects
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40510-019-0279-8

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