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[Report of seven cases for space management during mixed dentition using remaining space]
Sun Wang1, Yue-hua Ling, Wei Zheng
1Department of Pediatric Dentistry,Shanghai 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 investigate the clinical effect of space management using remaining space during teeth replacement in mixed dentition.
Methods:
Fixed retainer was used to retain the remaining space for patients with space loss in mixed dentition.
Results:
In 7 cases, 6 were successfully treated, the deciduous dentition was replaced with permanent dentition. Only 1 case was failed.
Conclusions:
It has good effect using fixed retainer to preserve the remaining space for space management in mixed dentition. It is a relatively simple, fast and economical method for early treatment in clinic. Due to less number of cases in this study, we need more cases for further observation.
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