Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2015, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (3): 378-381.

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Report of seven cases for space management during mixed dentition using remaining space

WANG Sun1,LING Yue-hua2,ZHENG Wei3   

  1. 1.Department 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;
    2. Department of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011;
    3. Department of Stomatology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Shanghai 200021, China
  • Received:2014-12-29 Online:2015-06-20 Published:2015-07-24

Abstract: 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.

Key words: Space management, Space maintenance, Leeway space

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