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[Application of orthodontic fixed device in restoring teeth space in children]
1Department of Preventive & Pediatric Dentistry, Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China.E-mail:wangsun9h@sina.com.
Purpose:
To assess the effect of orthodontic fixed device in restoring teeth space in children.
Methods:
Brackets with archwire and open coil spring were used to restore teeth space loss in 8 cases.
Results:
In all 8 cases, 6 cases achieved success, 1 case had improvement and 1 case had failure. Within these cases, the fastest restoring time was 2 months and the slowest restoring time was 7 months.
Conclusions:
It is an ideal method to restore teeth space with orthodontic fixed device. It is a simple, fast and economic for early orthodontic treatment. Due to the fewer cases, further study is needed.
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