Premature loss of deciduous teeth due to caries or any other iatrogenic factors prevents development of normal occlusal relationship. In interceptive orthodontics, the severity of developing malocclusion and complex orthodontic treatments are minimized or reduced which further may help in reducing the overall treatment time.
In the recent era, for successful resolution of space discrepancies, various interceptive measures involving non-extraction approaches were satisfactory.
This lecture is an overview which depicts a range of space regaining appliances used to overcome or reduce space Discrepancies.
Objectives
1-Effect of premature loss of primary teeth
2-Space regained as philosophy
3-removable and fixed space regainers