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| Gender | Work sector | Practice (years) | Total |
M | F | Private | MOH | College | <5 | 5–10 | >10 |
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Q15) Most common indication of a fixed retainer is after treatment of |
Spacing | 80 | 72 | 85 | 62 | 29 | 80 | 87 | 68 | 77 |
Crowding | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
Rotation | 9 | 18 | 4 | 34 | 53 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 |
Open bite | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
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Q16) The most preferred fixed retainer used is |
Bonded to four incisors | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Bonded to canines and incisors | 86 | 71 | 84 | 76 | 47 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 80 |
Bonded from first premolar to first premolar | 9 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Bonded to canines only | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Q17) The most frequent contraindications for fixed retainers |
Poor oral hygiene, periodontal problems, and caries | 77 | 50 | 72 | 52 | 35 | 78 | 71 | 55 | 65 |
Occlusion (deep bite) | 19 | 33 | 21 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 25 |
Time, cost, and maintenance of fixation | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Patient motivation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Q18) Method of fabrication of the fixed retainer |
Directly inside the patient mouth | 82 | 66 | 84 | 52 | 35 | 76 | 85 | 68 | 75 |
On study cast by orthodontist | 17 | 34 | 15 | 48 | 65 | 22 | 15 | 30 | 24 |
On study cast by technician | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Q19) Usually when do you remove fixed retainers? |
Wear retainers forever | 41 | 72 | 49 | 69 | 71 | 46 | 51 | 60 | 54 |
>2 years after debonding | 29 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 24 |
<2 years after debonding | 19 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
After 3rd molars have erupted or extracted | 11 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
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Q20) Most common wire used as a fixed retainer is |
Dead soft multistrand wire | 25 | 45 | 28 | 45 | 59 | 22 | 20 | 48 | 34 |
Multistrand rectangular SS wire | 31 | 29 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 48 | 38 | 16 | 30 |
Multistrand round SS wire | 37 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 40 | 34 | 31 |
Chain | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Glass fiber | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Q21) Number of checkups after placement of the fixed retainer |
Once | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Twice | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Three times | 22 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 17 |
More than three | 29 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 22 |
On breakage or debond of the retainer | 38 | 72 | 48 | 69 | 65 | 36 | 47 | 64 | 52 |
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Q22) How often do you usually observe failure of a fixed retainer? |
Twice during the whole retention period | 37 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 44 | 36 | 21 | 31 |
Once during the whole retention period | 38 | 28 | 38 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 38 | 34 |
More than twice during the whole retention period | 13 | 37 | 15 | 48 | 53 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 23 |
Never | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
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Q23) Type of bonding material used to fix the fixed retainer |
Flowable composite | 62 | 45 | 60 | 34 | 47 | 78 | 67 | 35 | 55 |
Orthodontic bonding material | 13 | 39 | 18 | 45 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 24 |
Normal composite | 25 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
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