Sentence examples for Hawley retainer from inspiring English sources

When enough protrusion was achieved, a Hawley retainer was applied during the 6-month retention period.

During the retention phase, for about 2 years, an upper Hawley retainer was used.

The fourth section gathered information about the most often used removable retainers (Hawley retainer, Begg retainer, clear (vacuum-formed) retainer, etc).

The Hawley retainer was preferred by 90.1% of the respondents for a maxillary dental arch, and 74.1% of them preferred it for a mandibular dental arch.

After the active treatment period, a Hawley retainer was used in the maxillary arch and a bonded canine-to-canine retainer in the mandibular arch.

Removable retainers were found to be associated with discomfort, with those in the Hawley retainer group reporting higher levels of embarrassment in terms of speech and esthetics [12].

Once all the appliances were removed, the upper and lower teeth are retained with upper and lower Hawley retainers (Figure 1). Figure 1 Forsus Fatigue Resistant device with the three-piece telescoping coaxial spring.

There is no good evidence that VFRs are more effective than Hawley retainers.

Conclusions: VFRs are more effective than Hawley retainers at holding the correction of the maxillary and mandibular labial segments.

Methods: Eligible patients treated by a specialist orthodontist were randomly allocated to either Hawley retainers (n = 196) or VFRs (n = 201).

For retention, upper and lower Hawley retainers were worn by all the patients for 1 year.