Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

OCCLESS ESSIX: A MODIFIED ESSIX RETAINER

Himali Gupta, Kuldeep Dmello, Pooja Sharma, Shalini Singh

Abstract :

 Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of retention and stability with a modified Essix retainer without occlusal coverage.

 

Materials and Methods:20Adolescent patients undergoing fixed appliance treatment at the department of Orthodontics of KD Dental College,were recruited for this study. 10 patients (5 women and 5men) wore Essix retainers (Group I) while 10 (5 women and 5 men) wore modified Essix retainers (Group II) and the mean follow–up recall time for both groups was 6 months. Two qualified dental examiners evaluated the blind patient data. Lateral cephalograms were analyzed at 2 stages: Post–treatment (T0) and follow–up (T1).

Means and standard deviations were next compared between the retention and stability of both appliances.

Results: Cephalometric measurements revealed minimal differences between the 2 groups, such as slightly higher protrusion of the upper incisors in the Essix group during orthodontic treatment, which was statistically non–significant.

Conclusion: The retention characteristics of both the retainers are similar. However, Occless Essix gives better vertical stability since the initiation of post–treatment phase. 

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Himali Gupta, Kuldeep Dmello, Pooja Sharma, Shalini Singh, OCCLESS ESSIX: A MODIFIED ESSIX RETAINER, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018

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