Abstract Objectives: The present research aimed to assess the accuracy and precision of TheraMon ® microsensor embedded in different thicknesses Hawley retainers (HR) for comparison with vacuum formed (VFR). Methods: Thirty microsensors contained within composition were divided into three equal groups: Group A thick coverage HR (3 mm), B thin (1 C VFR mm). immersed thermostatic water at a contr...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in incisor inclination following orthodontic treatment in Class II division 2 patients, and to assess the long-term stability after retention. Dental casts and cephalograms of 61 Class II division 2 patients (31 males and 30 females, mean age 13.4 years) with a closed lip seal were available before (T1), at the end of treatment (T2), and 3.5 yea...

Retainer care arrangements allow patients to pay a retainer directly to a physician's office in order to obtain special access to care.' Practices usually convert to retainer status by focusing their attention on those willing to pay a retainer fee, and dropping the majority of their patients, who are left to be absorbed by other practices.2 Also known as "boutique medicine," "concierge care," ...

OBJECTIVE To discern patients' opinions regarding responsibility for orthodontic retention and to determine whether patient attitudes toward retention are related to perceptions of treatment success. MATERIALS AND METHODS Questionnaires regarding orthodontic retention were distributed to first-year undergraduate college students (n = 158), first-year dental students (n = 183), and retention p...

D6056 prefabricated abutment includes placement D6057 custom abutment includes placement D6058 abutment supported porcelain/ceramic crown D6059 abutment supported porcelain fused to metal crown (high noble metal) D6060 abutment supported porcelain fused to metal crown (predominantly base metal) D6061 abutment supported porcelain fused to metal crown (noble metal) D6062 abutment supported cast m...

AIM The aim of this study was to design and introduce a retainer that overcomes the common shortcomings seen in other retainers. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hard thermoplastic sheet of 0.5 mm thickness is vacuum or pressure-molded onto the patient cast. Lingual portion of the retainer is trimmed according to the contours of the anterior teeth. Contact points between the maxillary and mandibular ant...

AIM The objective of this article is to present a simple technique for stabilizing a lingual fixed retainer wire in place with good adaptation to the teeth surfaces and checking for occlusal interferences prior to the bonding procedure. BACKGROUND Bonding of an upper or lower fixed lingual retainer using stainless steel wires of different sizes and shapes is a common orthodontic procedure. Th...