title: Incisor spacing: a sequential orthodontic restorative treatment approach.
abstract: For those patients presenting with one or more missing incisors, a sequential technique utilizing specific arch wires to level and align the irregular incisor teeth may be used. Auxiliary coil springs are then fitted to redistribute the space prior to the preparation of a prosthesis, the fabrication of which is facilitated by parallel and upright abutments. The space obtained allows esthetically proportioned pontics. Two cases that illustrate this technique are presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Hong King, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince Philip Dental Hospital.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dimmer
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cooke
mesh_terms: D000848:Anodontia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques