title: The retention catalogue: an instrument for quality management.
abstract: GOAL AND MATERIAL: We evaluated the clinical use of the "retention catalogue" employing a standardized questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistical evaluation of the standardized questionnaire demonstrated that the retention catalogue (RC) is an effective method in daily practice for orthodontists to convey patient information on the causes and prevention of relapses in crowding.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Routine utilization of the retention catalogue is recommended. It both contributes to successful retention management and offers the orthodontist a certain degree of legal protection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Routine utilization of the retention catalogue is recommended. It both contributes to successful retention management and offers the orthodontist a certain degree of legal protection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, University of Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Dankmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ihlow
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cronau
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bernitt
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sadat-Khonsari
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dathe
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nägerl
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kubein-Meesenburg
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods