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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 117-118 |
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An esthetic space maintainer for future prosthesis in growing patients
Amol A Verulkar1, Gurpreet Kaur2, Anand A Tripathi1, Manmohit Singh1
1 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, V. Y. W. S. Dental College, Amravati, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Himachal Dental College, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
| Date of Web Publication | 26-May-2017 |
Correspondence Address:
Amol A Verulkar
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, V. Y. W. S. Dental College, I/O Model Railway Station, Amravati - 444 602, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/IJDS.IJDS_8_17
The treatment of congenitally/missing teeth at young age is unique challenges to the dental profession and often requires a coordinated interdisciplinary approach to achieve optimal esthetic and functional results. Space maintainers in orthodontics has widely played key role in early maintenance of space till growth ceases. In growing patients for aesthetics purpose the tooth colored material use provide additional patients compliance till it gets future prosthesis like implants. Here; the article gave unique type of space maintainer for growing patients. Keywords: Congenital missing laterals, prosthesis, space maintainer
How to cite this article:
Verulkar AA, Kaur G, Tripathi AA, Singh M. An esthetic space maintainer for future prosthesis in growing patients. Indian J Dent Sci 2017;9:117-8 |
How to cite this URL:
Verulkar AA, Kaur G, Tripathi AA, Singh M. An esthetic space maintainer for future prosthesis in growing patients. Indian J Dent Sci [serial online] 2017 [cited 2023 Feb 8];9:117-8. Available from: http://www.ijds.in/text.asp?2017/9/2/117/207109 |
| Introduction | |  |
The treatment of congenitally missing teeth at young age is unique challenge to the dental profession and often requires a coordinated interdisciplinary approach to achieve optimal esthetic and functional results.[1]
Initially, prosthetic replacement was limited to removable partial dentures and conventional fixed bridges. Although conventional fixed bridges were more comfortable and esthetic than removable partial dentures, they required gross reduction of healthy tooth structure, which is generally contraindicated in young patients. A more recent option is the single-tooth implant, but implant placement should occur only after growth has been completed.[2],[3]
Furthermore, the amount of space between the roots is critical to successful implant placement, and orthodontic intervention is usually necessary to achieve not only the amount of interradicular space but also the proper root angulation.[2],[4] Because orthodontic treatment usually occurs at an early age, several years of maintenance therapy may be required until the appropriate age for implant placement.
This article presents an esthetic space maintainer for future prosthesis in growing patients with fiber reinforced GC (Everstick C and B) and composite restorative material.
| Procedure | | |
Steps of fabrication are as follows:
- After the space regained by distalization of canines in congenitally missing lateral incisor area, it is then prepared (postacid etching) for further composite tooth preparation [Figure 1]
- Then, tooth preparation is initiated by fiber reinforced material (Everstick C and B) [Figure 2], in both vertical as well as horizontal aspect of missing lateral incisor [Figure 3]
- With the restorative composite, it is built identically like lateral incisor tooth anatomy and further light cured [Figure 4] and [Figure 5].
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By this method, we get fixed, esthetically and functionally sound tooth without reduction of healthy tooth structure. This method is also used as maintenance therapy until the appropriate age for implant placement/future prosthesis.
Financial support and sponsorship
Nil.
Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
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[Figure 1], [Figure 2], [Figure 3], [Figure 4], [Figure 5]
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