title: Two-year study of alternative conservative treatment modalities for early anterior permanent tooth loss.
abstract: Premature tooth loss in children may consist of single or multiple, primary or permanent, and anterior or posterior units of the dentition. This tooth loss may be due to either trauma or caries and, in some cases, to congenital or genetic defects. With anterior tooth loss cases, there are several problems the dental practitioner must consider. These are space maintenance, masticatory function, speech and esthetic appearance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Gazi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tulunoğlu
authors.forename: Cagdaş
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cinar
authors.forename: Cenkhan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: Bilge Turhan
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Bal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003779:Denture Design; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D003970:Diastema / Q000628:therapy; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014093:Tooth, Artificial