Retention Spring Orthodontic Appliances Types With Routine Oral Hygiene Procedures

Advantages of Removable Appliances

• The patient can continue with routine oral hygiene procedures.

• Easy to adjust.

• Less risk of iatrogenic damage than with fixed appliances.

• Most forms of tipping movement can be carried out successfully.

• Some of simple appliances can be monitored by the general dentist.

• Appliance fabrication is done in specialized labs so the chair side time is considerably less.

• A broken appliance is never an emergency for the clinician.

• These appliances are relatively cheap as compared to the fixed appliances

Disadvantages of Removable Appliances

• Patient cooperation is the key word in removable appliance therapy.

• The appliances are capable of only certain types of movements.

• Multiple movements are difficult to carryout.

• The patient has to have a certain amount of skill to be able to remove and replace the appliance.

• Affects speech.

• The chance of appliance loss or breakage is more.