NCT03881813

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dow University of Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study evaluates effectiveness of two types of fixed retainers in post orthodontic patients. Half of the subjects are randomly allocated Group 1 retainer (FRC) and other half is given Group 2 retainer (MSW) and followed for a period of one year.

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Relapse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Orthodontic retainers	Orthodontic retainers were bonded on the lower teeth of the subjects after fixed orthodontic treatment and were evaluated for their effectiveness for the followup of one year.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-11-12
• Primary completion: 2019-03-15
• Completion: 2019-03-15
• First posted: 2019-03-20
• Last updated: 2019-03-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan