Table 3. Treatment related reasons for choice of retention protocol.

Reason for choice of retention protocol	Prevalence	Years of clinical experience (median and interquartile range)
Malocclusion	70 (76.1%)	6 (2-14)
Treatment result	54 (58.7%)	7 (3-17)
Oral hygiene	31 (33.7%)	9 (4-18)
Periodontal health	25 (27.2%)	7 (4-12)
Patient wishes and motivation	40 (43.5%)	5 (1-14)
Patient age/completion of growth	37 (40.2%)	5 (4-12)
Myofunctional state	28 (30.4%)	5 (3-16.5)
Tooth morphology	4 (4.3%)	4.5 (3-6)
Wisdom teeth	14 (15.2%)	11.5 (4-20)