The goal of observational study is to learn about the stability of orthodontic treatment results in orthodontic patients during retention phase of treatment.
The aim of the present study was to three-dimensionally analyze tooth movement in retention phase of treatment and wherever double effectively retention prevents it.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
On the day of debonding, directly following retainer bonding, intraoral scans were performed (T0), using 3Shape Trios 4 (3Shape, Copenhagen, Denmark). The scans were repeated after a month. The patients were invited for repeating the scans after 1 (T1), 3 (T2) and 6 months (T3).
Department of Interdisciplinary Dentistry, Pomeranian Medical Univeristy in Szczecin
Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Tooth displacement in mm
Measurement obtained by comparing superimposed scans
Time frame: One month after debonding
Tooth displacement in mm
Measurement obtained by comparing superimposed scans
Time frame: Three months after debonding
Tooth displacement in mm
Measurement obtained by comparing superimposed scans
Time frame: Six months after debonding
Failure rate
Registration wherever the retention failure occured
Time frame: Six months of observation
Compliance rate
Registration of patients attending to scheduled visits
Time frame: Six months of observation
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