Functional Band and Loop Space Maintainers in Children
Premature loss of teeth in children leads to space loss and affects arch integrity. The band and loop space maintainer is used in majority of patients requiring single tooth space maintenance in both primary and mixed dentitions. It preserves the proximal dimensions, but it is nonfunctional. This pa...
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| author | V. Vinothini A. Sanguida A. Selvabalaji G. S. Prathima M. Kavitha |
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| description | Premature loss of teeth in children leads to space loss and affects arch integrity. The band and loop space maintainer is used in majority of patients requiring single tooth space maintenance in both primary and mixed dentitions. It preserves the proximal dimensions, but it is nonfunctional. This paper describes a method to modify the conventional band and loop space maintainer into a functional one and reports its clinical application and follow-up in five children. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8d296fdfd4fc4334b6b0449cd471e66a2025-02-03T00:59:39ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552019-01-01201910.1155/2019/43120494312049Functional Band and Loop Space Maintainers in ChildrenV. Vinothini0A. Sanguida1A. Selvabalaji2G. S. Prathima3M. Kavitha4Vinu Dental Clinic, Erode 638 452, Gobichettipalayam, IndiaDepartment of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry 607 402, IndiaDepartment of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry 607 402, IndiaDepartment of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry 607 402, IndiaDepartment of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry 607 402, IndiaPremature loss of teeth in children leads to space loss and affects arch integrity. The band and loop space maintainer is used in majority of patients requiring single tooth space maintenance in both primary and mixed dentitions. It preserves the proximal dimensions, but it is nonfunctional. This paper describes a method to modify the conventional band and loop space maintainer into a functional one and reports its clinical application and follow-up in five children.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4312049 |
| spellingShingle | V. Vinothini A. Sanguida A. Selvabalaji G. S. Prathima M. Kavitha Functional Band and Loop Space Maintainers in Children Case Reports in Dentistry |
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