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. 2014 Mar;41(1):51-2.
doi: 10.1179/1465313313Y.0000000047.

Natural pontics

S V M Raghu Ram Ravipati  1 , Arunachalam Sivakumar, P Sudhakar, C V Padma Priya, M Bhaskar, Azharuddin
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Natural pontics

S V M Raghu Ram Ravipati et al. J Orthod. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Temporary pontics are a popular strategy to hide tooth extraction sites ('black holes') during course of the orthodontic treatment, especially with lingual appliances. Here, we describe a technique for using the patient's extracted premolar as a temporary pontic.

Keywords: Natural pontics.

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