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ArticleDentistry journal2026

Knowledge and Expectations of Orthodontic Retention Among Individuals Seeking Orthodontic Treatment in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Narmin M Helal, Nujud O Saber, Mohammed F Almalki, Osama A Basri

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Article in Dentistry journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Narmin M HelalDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3194-7358
Nujud O SaberDepartment of General Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0007-0029-5354
Mohammed F AlmalkiDepartment of General Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Osama A BasriDentistry Department, King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah 21499, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

King Abdulaziz University Endowment (WAQF) NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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orthodontic retainersorthodontic retentionSaudi Arabiatreatment outcome

Identifiers

PMID41590145
PMCPMC12840533

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