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Volume 9 Issue 2 (February, 2021)

Review Articles

Retention and Relapse - A Review Article
Yushika Singh, Sudhir Munjal, Satnam Singh, Harmeet Singh

In Orthodontics, although the patient may feel that the treatment is complete when the appliances are removed, an important stage lies ahead. The important phase of retention should be planned at the time of diagnosis and treatment planning. In the past, orthodontists had faced the problems of relapse of orthodontic treatment and it continues to be encountered by every orthodontist till today. Thus the purpose of this article is to review various factors affecting retention of the orthodontic treatment and procedures to overcome this problem. Key words: Retention, Relapse, Orthodontics.

 
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