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Review
. 1994;64(6):415-8.
doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(1994)064<0415:CTOT>2.0.CO;2.

Crowding: timing of treatment

A A Gianelly  1
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Review

Crowding: timing of treatment

A A Gianelly. Angle Orthod. 1994.

Abstract

The late mixed dentition stage of development, after the eruption of the first premolars, is a favorable time to start treatment to resolve crowding. This protocol offers the clinician choices. If nonextraction treatment is preferable, arch length preservation can provide the space for alignment in approximately 75% of all patients with crowding. If extraction treatment is indicated, the first premolars are available.

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  • Crowding: timing of treatment.
    Hockel JL. Hockel JL. Angle Orthod. 1995;65(2):84-5. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(1995)065<0084:CTOT>2.0.CO;2. Angle Orthod. 1995. PMID: 7785808 No abstract available.
  • Percentage swings in extraction frequencies.
    Turpin DL. Turpin DL. Angle Orthod. 1994;64(6):403. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(1994)064<0403:PSIEF>2.0.CO;2. Angle Orthod. 1994. PMID: 7864459 No abstract available.