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Observational studyActa odontologica Scandinavica2025

Effect of different fixed lingual retainers on tooth mobility: prospective clinical study.

Eyüp Burak Küçük, Özge Çelik Güler, Osman Fatih Arpağ, Hatice Kübra Eren

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Observational study in Acta odontologica Scandinavica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06284499 (Effect of Different Fixed Lingual Retainers on Tooth Stability), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Effect of Different Fixed Lingual Retainers on Tooth Stability

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorMustafa Kemal UniversityRan2020 to 2023Enrolled0ConditionsEffect of Lingual Retainers on Tooth StabilityArmsmeasuring tooth stability after orthodontic treatment using a Periotest® device.
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4 authors.

Eyüp Burak KüçükDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Türkiye. ebkucuk@mku.edu.tr.ORCID 0000-0002-5640-0658
Özge Çelik GülerPrivate Practice, İdadent Dental Clinic, Çanakkale, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-3276-2408
Osman Fatih ArpağDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-1510-8917
Hatice Kübra ErenDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-8119-5131

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the effects of different fixed lingual retainers (LRs) on tooth mobility after orthodontic treatment at the 10-month follow-up.  Methods: 72 patients were allocated to three different LR groups (Ortho FlexTech® chain, Bond-A-Braid®, Penta-One®). Additionally, 20 non-treated people were included as a control group. The mobility of six mandibular anterior teeth was measured using a Periotest® device at each time points (before application of LR [T0], immediately after application of LR [T1] and 10 months after [T2] the application of the LR), and at only one time (T0) for the control group.

resultsThe mobility value was significantly lower at T1 and T2 compared to that at T0 (P < 0.05); yet, there were no differences at T1 and T2 in all LR groups (P > 0.05). No significant differences in mobility between the T0-T1, T0-T2, and T1-T2 time points were observed across the LR groups (P > 0.05). The mobility of teeth 33 and 43 decreased over time across all study groups (P < 0.05).  Conclusions: Mobility decreased immediately after LR application, but did not change during the 10-month follow-up in the treatment groups. The observed decrease in mobility of canines over time, in contrast to other teeth, suggests a relationship between root size and mobility.

trial registrationThe current clinical trial was recorded at clinicaltrials.gov, NCT06284499, 08/02/2024, retrospectively registered.

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Orthodontic RetainersTooth MobilityAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesYoung Adult

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