Effectiveness of Two Types of Fixed Lingual Retainers in Preventing Mandibular Incisor Relapse

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2017
54 subjects were recruited and divided into two groups by random allocation. Consents were obtained . Group 1 received fiber reinforced composite retainer and group 2 received multistranded stainless steel wire retainer. The patients were recalled at every three months interval for a period of 12 months. They were evaluated for number of fractures, failure pattern based on adhesive remnant index and relapse tendency by measuring little's irregularity index.
Epistemonikos ID: ce1c1417a582bb196db687fef3740bb182563eb6
First added on: May 22, 2024