Bonded versus vacuum-formed retainers: a randomized controlled trial. Part 2: periodontal health outcomes after 12 months

Storey, Madeleine; Forde, Katherine; Littlewood, Simon; Scott, Paul; Luther, Friedy; Kang, Jing

doi:10.1093/ejo/cjx059

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Bonded versus vacuum-formed retainers: a randomized controlled trial. Part 2: periodontal health outcomes after 12 months

Published in European Journal of Orthodontics • Jul 11, 2017

Authors:

Madeleine Storey

Katherine Forde

Simon Littlewood

Abstract

Background: Retainer have the potential to compromise periodontal health. Objectives: Evaluate the periodontal health implications of upper and lower bonded retainers (BRs) versus upper and lower vacuum-formed retainers (VFRs) over 12 months. Trial design: Two-arm parallel group multicentre randomiz...

Subject

Retainer

Medicine

Randomized controlled trial

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