Conventional Retainers Versus Vacuum Formed Retainers: Comparing Conventional and Vacuum-Formed Retainers: Pros, Cons, and Best Uses - Softcover

Jairath, Neha; Khera, Amit; Amit, Kumar

 
9786208065355: Conventional Retainers Versus Vacuum Formed Retainers: Comparing Conventional and Vacuum-Formed Retainers: Pros, Cons, and Best Uses
Softcover
ISBN 10: 6208065356 ISBN 13: 9786208065355
Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

1) The effectiveness of vacuum formed retainers was more as compared to conventional Hawley’s retainer.2) In terms of speech articulation, appearance and comfort, vacuum formed retainers proved to be more respectable than the conventional retainers and more effective clinically. The patient seemed to be more satisfied while wearing the vacuum formed retainers.3) As far as durability and survival of the retainer is concerned, fewer breakages were reported in Hawley’s retainers than the vacuum formed retainers.4) When comparing the oral hygiene maintenance of the two, Hawley’s retainers proved to maintain better hygiene than the thermoplastic retainers, in terms of swallowing of fluid and saliva. Whereas no difference in periodontal outcome was observed when comparing the two groups.5) In terms of affordability, vacuum formed retainers are found to be more cost effective than the conventional retainers.

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Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
6208065356
ISBN 13 
9786208065355
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
52