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1 The human body grows, matures, and ages; none of its parts stay unchanged. The dentition is no exception. It will continue to change little by little, even during retention.

2 There are many possible causes of orthodontic relapse that preclude us from accurately predicting long-term posttreatment changes with the current scientific standards in orthodontics.

3 The current difficulties facing orthodontics should be no excuse for poor treatment. Orthodontic treatment makes an important contribution to patient quality of life through marked esthetic enhancement, various functional improvements, and creation of an environment conducive to more favorable jaw growth and oral hygiene.

4 Minor changes occurring after quality orthodontic treatment seem to be mostly unavoidable and should therefore be tolerated. In reality, these changes are unlikely to develop into major problems.

5 The orthodontist should inform the patient of relapse potential prior to treatment and raise patient awareness of sharing responsibility for stability of treatment results. Based on this shared responsibility approach, it is desirable for the orthodontist to be flexible to retreatment needs.

In an article about the future of orthodontics, Mark Hans made the following statement: “A disturbing trend in the last few years has been the willingness of the specialty to accept that the treated case is less stable than the original. If we as a specialty give up on stability as a treatment goal, then it is likely the specialty will not survive. So, we must embrace stability as a treatment goal.”^13p1 This statement is quite appropriate to the purpose of this book. Yes, I agree that we should embrace stability as a goal. Continued evaluations and studies on future patients will bring us closer to creating accurate diagnoses, treatment planning, and treatment results that demonstrate long-term stability.