Trial reportBMC oral health2024
Influence of fixed orthodontic steel retainers on gingival health and recessions of mandibular anterior teeth in an intact periodontium - a randomized, clinical controlled trial.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical and ultrasonographic assessment of periodontal tissue response during the early fixed-retention phase: A prospective cohort study.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Observational
- Prevalence and Contributing Factors of Mandibular Labial Gingival Recession in Patients With Lingual Orthodontic Retainers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2026Article
- Adolescent and young adult periodontitis: modifiable inflammatory pathways and risk stratification.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Fractal Dimension Analysis of Mandibular Trabecular Architecture in Gingival Recession During Orthodontic Retention: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Incidence of Gingival Recessions in Adolescent Orthodontic Patients Treated With Fixed Appliances and Lingual Retainer.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2025Article
- Gingival phenotype prevalence of lower incisors and associated risk indicators in the French dental student population: a cross-sectional study.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveAim of this randomized clinical controlled trial was to evaluate the influence of fixed orthodontic steel retainers on gingival health and recessions of mandibular anterior teeth. MATERIALS AND
methodsAfter end of the orthodontic treatment, patients were randomly assigned into the test (fixed steel retainer) or control group (modified removable vacuum-formed retainer). Periodontal parameters (periodontal probing depth: PPD; recession: REC; bleeding on probing: BOP) as well as plaque and gingival index were assessed on mandibular anterior teeth directly before attaching/handing over the retainer (baseline: BL), 6 and 12 months after orthodontic treatment.
results37 patients (test: n = 15, mean age: 16.1±4.2 years; control: n = 17, mean age: 17.1±5.4 years) completed the study. REC and PPD failed to show significant pairwise differences. The number of patients showing gingival health in the area of the mandibular anterior teeth (test: BL n = 10, 6 months n = 9, 12 months n = 11; control: BL n = 10, 6 months n = 16, 12 months n = 15) revealed a significant difference for the intra-group comparison between BL and 6 months in the control group (p = 0.043). The inter-group comparisons failed to show significant differences.
conclusionYoung orthodontically treated patients with fixed steel retainers show in 73.3% healthy gingival conditions after one year which are comparable to the control group (88.2%). Gingival recessions were in a clinically non-relevant range at any time of the examination. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: DRKS00016710.
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