title: Banded vs Bonded Space Maintainers: Finding Better Way Out.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Of this in vivo study was to evaluate various space maintainers in terms of survival rate, gingival health and presence of caries.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 60 extraction sites in the age group of 4 to 9 years were divided into four groups and different space maintainers were placed in them viz (conventional band and loop, prefabricated band with custom made loop, Ribbond, Super splint).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prefabricated bands with custom made loop showed maximum success rates (84.6%), while super splint (33.33%) was found to be least successful. In terms of gingival health, prefabricated band with custom made loop reported minimum cases with poor gingival health (27.2%), while maximum cases with poor gingival health (50%) were reported with Super splint. None of the space maintainers developed caries at the end of 9 months. How to cite this article: Setia v, Pandit IK, Srivastava N, Gugnani N, Gupta M. Banded vs Bonded Space Maintainers: Finding Better Way Out. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2014;7(2):97-104.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Setia
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, D Av Dental College Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Inder
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kumar Pandit
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Subharti Dental College Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, D Av Dental College Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gugnani
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, D Av Dental College Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Prefabricated bands; Ribbond; Space maintainers; Super splint; Survival rate