title: Retention and stability: a review of the literature.
abstract: Long-term posttreatment stability is an issue of great concern to all orthodontists. This article highlights the factors reported to play a role in posttreatment crowding and reviews the long-term retention studies evaluating the stability of various treatment modalities. Recommendations, based on well-documented basic principles, are made to try to insure greater posttreatment stability of our orthodontically treated cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Dental Health, Dublin Dental Hospital, Ireland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bibby
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000254:growth & development; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010519:Periodontium / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012008:Recurrence; D014081:Tooth Extraction