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Fixed retainers are used for the lower jaw.<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p><jats:bold>Aim<\/jats:bold>: The aim of the present study was to assess the retention characteristics of Hawley retainers, vacuum-formed retainers, and fixed retainers in preserving dental arch dimensions and tooth alignment.<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p><jats:bold>Materials and methods<\/jats:bold>: Seventy subjects were examined and distributed into two retention groups. One of the groups received maxillary Hawley retainers and bonded retainers in the mandible. The other group received maxillary vacuum-formed retainers and bonded retainers in the mandible. The mean retention period was two years. Maxillary and mandibular casts were analyzed at pretreatment, debonding, and two years in retention. The assessed measurements were the arch length, intercanine width, interpremolar width, intermolar width and Little\u2019s irregularity index.<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>: Vacuum-formed retainers maintained maxillary anterior teeth alignment more effectively than Hawley retainers did. No differences in transversal dimensions were found between the two retention protocols. Hawley retainers showed superior retention characteristics in maxillary arch length preservation compared to vacuum-formed retainers. Even with bonded retainers, relapse could still happen. All measured variables showed a tendency to relapse to the pretreatment values in the two groups.<\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions<\/jats:bold>: Vacuum-formed retainer maintained maxillary incisor position more effectively than Hawley retainers did. No differences were observed in the transversal dimensions between the two groups. 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