Retention and Relapse
Retention and Relapse
RELAPSE
DEFINITON
RETENTION:
Maintaining newly moved teeth in
position, long enough to aid in stabilizing their
correction MOYERS
RELAPSE:
The loss of any correction achieved by
orthodontic treatment.
CAUSES OF RELAPSE
WHY RETENTION IS
NECESSARY?
1. The gingival and periodontal tissues are
affected by orthodontic tooth movement arc
require time for reorganization when the
appliances are removed.
SCHOOLS OF RETENTION
THEORIES OF RETENTION
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TYPES OF RETENTION
REIDEL
NATURAL OR NO RETENTION
LIMITED OR S
HORT TERM
RETENTION
Deep bites
PROLONGED OR PERMANENT
RETENTION
Midline diastema
Severe rotations
Arch expansion
RETAINERS
EMOVABLE
ETAINERS
Hawleys appliance
With long labial bow
With contoured labial bow
Continuous labial bow soldered to clasps
With elastic replacing labial bow
HAWLEYS A
PPLIANCE
Good retention
BEGGS RETAINER
INDICATIONS:
Primarily when periodontal break down requires
splinting the teeth together.
2. Less comfortable.
arch retainers
Components:
E SSIX RETAINER
These are thermoplastic co
polyester vacuum formed retainers.
DVANTAGES:
RAWBACKS:
F IXED R
ETAINERS
CLASSIFICATION
Intracoronal
Fixed Appliance
Band and spur retainer
Direct contact splinting
Extracoronal
Canine to canine bonded/banded
Flexible spiral wire retainer
Mesh pad retainer
NDICATIONS
DVANTAGES
No tissue irritation.
Tolerated by patient
DISADVANTAGES
More expensive
ADVANTAGES:
ISADVANTAGES:
REVENTION OF
Over rotation.
Prolonged retention.
ELAPSE
CONCLUSION
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