A nonextraction approach to crowded dentitions in young children: early recognition and treatment.
A total of 22 cases that were diagnosed as having space discrepancy problems in the deciduous and early mixed dentitions showed that treatment by early expansion therapy with Crozat appliances had eliminated the need for extraction of deciduous canines or permanent premolars.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003818:Dentition, Mixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009811:Odontometry; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; D009972:Orthodontics, Interceptive; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000033:anatomy & histology