eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2015-10-25 8 October Spl Edition 523 524 10.13005/bpj/738 4187 article G Vaishnavi 1 E. Thulasiram 2 Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Rathinamangalam, Vandalur post, Chennai -600107. Department of Orthodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Pallikaranai, Chennai-600100 Retention, to maintain position of corrected teeth, has become one of the most important phases of orthodontic treatment. When relapse occurs, simple effective strategies are required to effectively manage the problem. Relapse of teeth after orthodontic treatment has been a topic of persistent interest throughout most of this century. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol8octoberspledition/relapse/ schools of thought relapse