Treatment completion should consider the goals agreed at the start, the bite, tooth contacts, alignment, oral health and whether the result is stable enough to move into retention.
Treatment completion should consider the goals agreed at the start, the bite, tooth contacts, alignment, oral health and whether the result is stable enough to move into retention.
This guide is written for Maple Ridge patients as decision support. It cannot determine suitability for treatment without an examination and appropriate records.
Alignment is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Bite and contacts is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Patient goals is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Retention readiness is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
The treating clinician evaluates the result with the patient and determines whether further active treatment is appropriate.
Discuss it before final retainers are made so the trade-offs can be understood.
Not reliably without retention. Retainers are part of protecting the result.