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Meeral Makwana1, Alison Murray1
1Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK.
Journal of Orthodontics
|March 23, 2023
Abstract:
The placement of bonded retainers can be daunting to the inexperienced clinician. The aim of the present article was to share a simple means of using everyday intermaxillay elastics to effortlessly secure the wire, allowing the clinician to easily complete placement of the bonded retainer. The challenge of manipulating the wire, etch, bond and composite simultaneously is thus alleviated! A step-by-step explanation is provided.

