Survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
Fibre-reinforced composite fixed (bonded) retainer showed no clear difference in survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) compared with multistrand / spiral wire fixed (bonded) retainer (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether part-time clear plastic (removable) retainer changes survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) compared with any type of fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether hawley removable retainer changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with clear plastic removable retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
Upper clear plastic retainer + lower fixed canine-to-canine retainer led to lower stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with positioner; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Survival of retainers (failure/how many failed) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Not measured
0 studies
No studies found
Adverse effects on oral health · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Not measured
0 studies
No studies found
Adverse effects on oral health: bleeding on probing (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Survival of retainers (failure/how many failed) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether hawley removable retainer changes survival of retainers (failure, upper and lower arches) compared with clear plastic removable retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction: comfort (VAS, upper and lower arches) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (upper arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
Upper fixed (bonded) retainer led to lower stability: Little's Irregularity Index (upper arch) compared with no retention; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects on oral health: Gingival Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
CAD/CAM nitinol fixed (bonded) retainer showed no clear difference in adverse effects on oral health: Gingival Index (lower arch) compared with conventional/analogue multistrand fixed (bonded) retainer (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
Upper clear plastic retainer + lower interproximal reduction… led to lower stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with positioner; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects on oral health: bleeding on probing (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction: discomfort/pain (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction: discomfort/pain (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether part-time clear plastic (removable) retainer changes patient satisfaction: discomfort/pain (lower arch) compared with any type of fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Survival: mean survival time (lower arch, months) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether fibre-reinforced composite fixed (bonded) retainer changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with multistrand / spiral wire fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether CAD/CAM nitinol fixed (bonded) retainer changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with conventional/analogue multistrand fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether full-time wear of removable retainer (any type) changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with part-time wear of removable retainer (any type) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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