Mitchell: An Introduction to Orthodontics 3e 
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Chapter 16
Retention
Åtun, J., Spadafora, A. T., and Shapiro, P. A. (1997). A 3-year follow-up of various types of orthodontic canine-to-canine retainers. European Journal of Orthodontics, 19, 501-9. [DOI: 10.1093/ejo%2F19.5.501]
This RCT compares different types of bonded retainers with a removable retainer.Houston, W. J. B. (1989). Incisor edge-centroid relationships and overbite depth. European Journal of Orthodontics, 11, 139-43. [PubMed 2767146]
Overbite stability is discussed in the paper.Little, R. M., Wallen, T. R., and Riedel, R. A. (1981). Stability and relapse of mandibular alignment - first four premolar extraction cases treated by traditional edgewise orthodontics. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 80, 349-65.
A classic paper that demonstrates the high risk of relapse after orthodontic treatment.Littlewood, S. J., Millett, D. T., Doubleday, B., Bearn, D. R., and Worthington, H. V. (2006). Retention procedures for stabilising tooth position after treatment with orthodontic braces. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 1.
A Cochrane systematic review assessing the evidence about orthodontic retention.McNally, M., Mullan, M., Dhopatkar, A., and Rock, W. P. (2003) Orthodontic retention: why when and how? Dental Update, 30, 446-53.
This article provides a contemporary overview of current principles of orthodontic retention.Melrose, C. and Millet, D. T. (1998). Toward a perspective on orthodontic retention? American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 113, 507-14. [DOI: 10.1016/S0889-5406%2898%2970261-6]
This considers the problems of orthodontic retention, with a particularly good review of the possible aetiological factors behind relapse.
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