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Our views on Retention have changed over the decades – it is now regarded as a lifetime commitment and Dentist are getting good at letting patients know this from the start. In this episode, I ask Dr Angela Auluck questions from the Protrusive Dental Community as well as talking clinical steps of fiddly fixed retainers.

Protrusive Pearl: The Harridine paper helping to explain that wisdom teeth likely do not cause lower incisor crowding.

In this episode we discussed:

• Fixed retention vs Removable Retention
• Why retention is individual to every patient
• Tips on placing Fixed retainers correctly
• What is the best retention on expansion cases?
• When should you consider a Hawley Retainer?

I hope you are enjoying the Straightpril series of episodes! If you liked this episode, you will also enjoy Dahl Technique Part 2 with Tif Qureshi!

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