The Elist Drain Retainer: A New Adherent Drain Retainer with Antibacterial Properties

A functional maxillary wraparound retainer.

JCO/FEBRUARY 2004 H retainers with Adams clasps or labial wires crossing the occlusion can create interferences that may lead to bruxism or disc displacement1-3 (Fig. 1). On the other hand, if a wraparound retainer is fabricated without crossover clasps, it is difficult to adapt the round wire closely enough to the anterior dentition to provide adequate mechanical retention, especially in patie...

Doctors' retainer scheme.

FIBRE ORTHODONTIC RETAINER PROPERTIES 695 3 of FIBRE ORTHODONTIC

Riedel (1960) recognized that after orthodontic treatment , the teeth tend to return to their original positions because the periodontal tissues have not had suf cient time to reorganize themselves. During this reorganization period , the teeth must be maintained in the position achieved orthodontically, by means of removable or  xed retention systems. When relapse is expected, a splint is of...

A novel miniature cell retainer for correlative high-content analysis of individual untethered non-adherent cells.

The importance of research involving non-adherent cell lines, primary cells and blood cells is generally undisputed. However, the task of investigating the complexity and heterogeneity of these cells calls for their long-run monitoring at a single-cell resolution. Such a capability is currently unavailable without having to use disruptive cell tethering. The present Cell Retainer (CR) concept e...

How to ... place a lower bonded retainer.

Post-orthodontic relapse of lower incisors is a common phenomenon. Sometimes a bonded retainer is fitted to prevent this relapse. In this article, we suggest a handy clinical technique of fitting a lower bonded retainer, which is convenient and easy to carry out.