Orthodontic retainers

Retainers are passive orthodontic appliances that help in maintaining and stabilizing the position of teeth long enough to permit recognization of the supporting structures after the active phase of orthodontic therapy.

Types of retainers:-

1-Removable retainers:-

2-fixed retainers

Removable retainers:

- removable retainers are

-Wrap around retainer

-Hollis with short labial bow

-Kesling retainer

-Hawleys with elastomers

-Essix retainer

-Clip on retainer

-Hollis retainer with long labial bow

-Wraparound elastics

-Qcm retainer

Fixed retainer:-

Fixed retainers are-

-direct bonding lingual retainer

-Lingual retainer with button

-Indirect bonding lingual retainer

-Mandibular 3-3 lingual retainer

-Banded lingual retaine