Use of the passive lower lingual arch in the management of anterior mandibular crowding in the mixed dentition.
Leeway space preservation in the mixed dentition is a well-documented method of space management. In the mandibular arch it may be saved for utilisation in the correction of minor anterior crowding by the placement of a passive lower lingual arch (LLA) during the transition from the mixed dentition to the permanent dentition.
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape. apghudson@uwc.ac.za
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Hudson
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Harris
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Mohamed
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Joubert
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