Full-time clear plastic (removable) retainer vs Any type of fixed (bonded) retainer
Adverse effects on oral health: gingival bleeding (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether full-time clear plastic (removable) retainer changes adverse effects on oral health: gingival bleeding (lower arch) compared with any type of fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Retention procedures for stabilising tooth position after treatment with orthodontic braces 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes12 months · lower archRR 0.53 [0.31, 0.88]1 study · 84 participantsVery low