title: Success of etched-metal bonded retainers with nonrigid connections: a clinical study.
abstract: The use of etched-metal bonded retainers in combination with conventional fixed retainers has been described in the literature. This design creates several potential problems that can be overcome by the use of an etched-metal bonded retainer with a nonrigid connector as described in this article. Also presented are the preliminary results of a clinical study of 25 restorations that had been in place 13 to 45 months (average 22 months). The preliminary results are encouraging. No failures have been recorded to date (September 1987).
authors.affiliation: Section of Fixed Prosthodontics, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Crispin
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D000044:Dental Abutments; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors