title: Fixed retention of congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors using a chairside, prefabricated fiber-reinforced composite bridge.
abstract: Adolescents with congenitally missing lateral incisors require an interim space maintainer to restore function and esthetics before craniofacial growth is complete and an endosseous implant can be placed. This article presents 2 patients, each with a missing lateral incisor, who underwent orthodontic therapy. A chairside, prefabricated fiber-reinforced composite bridge was used as a fixed space maintainer after the appliances were removed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA. furibe@uchc.edu
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uribe
authors.forename: Jonathan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Meiers
authors.forename: Ravindra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nanda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000848:Anodontia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008437:Maxilla; D008644:Mesial Movement of Teeth / Q000628:therapy; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques