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Evaluation of retention protocols among members of the American Association of Orthodontists in the United States.
Pratt, Michael C; Kluemper, George Thomas; Hartsfield, James K; Fardo, David; Nash, David A.
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  • Pratt MC; Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., USA. mcprat2@uky.edu
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop ; 140(4): 520-6, 2011 Oct.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21967939
INTRODUCTION: Little research has been conducted to evaluate protocols and trends in orthodontic retention. The purpose of this study was to identify the general retention protocols used by orthodontists in the United States. Additionally, our goal was to identify trends in these orthodontic retention protocols by evaluating how they have changed over the past 5 years and how they might continue to change in the next 5 years. METHODS: The study was conducted via a 36-question electronic survey (REDCap, Nashville, Tenn) with branching logic on certain questions. The survey was sent to all 9143 practicing members of the American Association of Orthodontists in the United States, and 1632 (18%) responded. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Mean retention protocols of the surveyed population showed predominant use of Hawley or vacuum-formed retainers in the maxillary arch and fixed retention in the mandibular arch. For both arches, there is a current shift away from Hawley retainers and toward vacuum-formed retainers and fixed retention. Respondents who extract fewer teeth reported increased use of fixed retention in the maxillary (P = 0.041) and mandibular (P = 0.003) arches. Respondents who extract fewer teeth and use removable retainers were more likely to tell their patients to wear their retainers at night for the rest of their lives (P = 1.63 × 10(-6)).
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ortodoncia / Retenedores Ortodóncicos / Pautas de la Práctica en Odontología Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop Asunto de la revista: ODONTOLOGIA / ORTODONTIA Año: 2011 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ortodoncia / Retenedores Ortodóncicos / Pautas de la Práctica en Odontología Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop Asunto de la revista: ODONTOLOGIA / ORTODONTIA Año: 2011 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos