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Delivery Time Of Orthodontic Appliances From GovernmentDental Laboratories In SelangorAuthors:S T LokeHead of Orthodontic Unit, Orthodontic Specialist Clinic, Jalan Tengku Kelana, 41000 Klang, SelangorS Y TanDental Clinic, Jalan Tengku Kelana, 41000 Klang, SelangorABSTRACTCompliance to delivery of orthodontic appliances within specified times and factors which influenced compliance bydental technicians in Selangor was evaluated. This is a prospective 8-month study of 18 trainee/ trained techniciansfrom 4 main government dental laboratories in Kajang, Klang, Tanjong Karang and Shah Alam. Delivery timesspecified by orthodontists were 1 day for plastic retainer, 3 days acrylic retainer, 5 days active plates (URA), 10 daysfunctional appliances (FA), 10 days transpalatal arch (TPA) and 10 days for quadhelix. Punctual delivery was recordedas ‘compliant’. Compliance was compared between appliances, clinics, technicians, orthodontists and seniority oftechnicians. The sample comprised appliances from 365 patients; 38 (10.4%) Tanjong.Karang, 114 (31.2%) Kajang,191 (52.3%) Klang and 22 (6.0%) Shah Alam. The majority of appliances were retainers (66.3%), followed by URA(13.4%), functionals (9.3%), TPA (9.0%) and quadhelix (1.9%). Mean compliance for all appliances in Selangor was55%. Plastic retainers had highest compliance (77.8%), followed by acrylic retainers (59.9%), quadhelix (57.1%), FA(47.1%), TPA (45.5%) and URA (24.5%). Senior technicians (>3 years in service) were more compliant than juniors(