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Review
. 2018 Aug 24;225(4):293-298.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.650.

Space maintainers in the primary and mixed dentition - a clinical guide

E Watt  1 , A Ahmad  1 , R Adamji  1 , A Katsimpali  1 , P Ashley  1 , J Noar  1
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Review

Space maintainers in the primary and mixed dentition - a clinical guide

E Watt et al. Br Dent J. .

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Br Dent J. 2018 Sep 28;225(6):555. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.821. Br Dent J. 2018. PMID: 30264817

Abstract

This paper describes different types of space maintainers and the clinical situations where they may be useful, for example, when primary teeth have been lost prematurely. It serves as a clinical guide for practitioners on the best types of space maintainers to use and on the clinical uses of space maintainers in preventing undesirable tooth movements and resulting loss of arch length.

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