Clinical comparative study of the effects of two types of mandibular space-regaining devices.
This study evaluated the results obtained by two space-regaining devices in children with mixed dentition and premature loss of mandibular deciduous molars. There were no statistical differences between the amount of space regained by each device; however, the distalizing screw regained space at a faster rate.
da Costa
Carolina Covolo
CC
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Almeida
Izabel Cristina Santos
IC
Locks
Arno
A
da Costa Filho
Luiz Cesar
LC
D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology; D003818:Dentition, Mixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014080:Tooth Exfoliation / Q000150:complications; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology