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Chinese Journal of Stomatological Research(Electronic Edition) ›› 2014, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (02): 146-148. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1674-1366.2014.02.012

• Original Articles • Previous Articles    

Influence of follow-up by telephone on compliance of teenagers during orthodontic retention

Yuena Chen1, Xueling Zhang1, Peiming Gu1, Weishu Qi1,()   

  1. 1.Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou 510055, China
  • Received:2013-07-31 Online:2014-04-01 Published:2025-02-19
  • Contact: Weishu Qi

Abstract:

Objective

To discuss the effective methods of improving the compliance of teenagers during orthodontic retention.

Methods

Eighty adolescent cases that used removable retainer after fixed orthodontic treatment were randomly divided into experimental group and control group.Experimental group received chair-side health guidance and regular follow-up by telephone while control group received the former one only. Then we compare differences of compliance behavior between the 2 groups.

Results

In the initial stage (1 ~6 months), patient′s compliance were good in both sides.Except the rate of return visits, there were no significant difference between them (P>0.05). However,during mid-to late stage of retention (7 ~18 months), their compliance gradually reduced in both group.For the rates of retainer damage, retainer loss malocclusion relapse rose. The control group was apparently higher than that of experimental group (P<0.05).

Conclusions

Retention is an important stage in adolescnet orthodontic treatment. The follow-up by telephone can improve the patient′s compliance in retention, and that is critical to maintain the treatment success.

Key words: Orthodontic treatment, Retention teenagers, Telephone follow-up, Compliance

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