title: [Space maintenance: indications and limits].
abstract: Space maintainers are very important in the prevention of malocclusions. Their indications and limits are described.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Torino.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morabito
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Defabianis
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000517:prevention & control; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic; D014084:Tooth Avulsion; D014085:Tooth Migration / Q000517:prevention & control; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
vernacular_title: Mantenitori di spazio: indicazioni e limiti.