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A brief history of orthodontic retention
Piotr S Fudalej1, Anne-Marie Renkema2
1Department of Orthodontics, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland; Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic; Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. piotr.fudalej@uj.edu.pl.
Abstract:
The retention phase has become an accepted part of orthodontic therapy. Irrespective of the patient's age, underlying malocclusion or the type of mechanotherapy, an orthodontist will use some retention method in virtually every patient following completion of the active treatment. This article presents a short description of the history of orthodontic retention and highlights major developments in retention strategy.

