Wed 22 October 2025 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Orthodontic Retention: A Team Approach
Orthodontic retention protocols changed extensively over time. Nowadays, the use of long-term retainers is widely accepted.
However, retention procedures diverge substantially from one geographic area to another.
To prevent orthodontic relapse, orthodontists need failure-free retainers that help minimizing posttreatment changes, without causing unwanted and detrimental side effects.
Which evidence do we have? The lecture will place these questions into perspective based on an overview of the literature.
At the conclusion of this session, participants will:
- Gain awareness of the main evidence-based retention protocols in clinical orthodontic practice.
- Have an overview of the survival and failure rates of different types of retainers, as well as their possible side effects
- Gain a perspective of long-term stability of orthodontic treatments, based on the latest available evidence.
Presented by Prof Marie Cornelis
CPD hours: 1 clinical hour
RSVP by 21/10/2025
Please note: After registering for this event, you will receive confirmation of registration. The zoom link will be sent to you with a reminder one day prior to the webinar.
Schedule
Speakers
Prof Marie Cornelis 
Prof Cornelis received both her dental degree and postgraduate specialist degree in orthodontics from the University of Louvain, in Brussels. Between 2009 and 2014, she was Assistant Professor at the Department of Orthodontics of the University of Geneva. From 2014 to 2020, she was Postgraduate Program Director of Orthodontics, Department of Dentistry, Aarhus University. In 2021, Marie became Professor and Head of Orthodontics at the Melbourne Dental School.
Her research interests are focused on clinical orthodontics.
