Occlusion development after premature loss of deciduous anterior teeth: preliminary results of a 24-month prospective cohort study
Patricia NADELMAN,
Eduardo Otero Amaral VARGAS,
Guido Artemio MARAÑÓN-VÁSQUEZ
et al.
Abstract:Objective: This study aimed to evaluate occlusion development after premature loss or extraction of deciduous anterior teeth, by means of a prospective cohort study. Methods: Fifteen infants and children aged 1 to 5 years old were longitudinally assessed (with loss or extraction of deciduous anterior teeth [n = 9], and without tooth losses [n = 6]). Photographs and dental casts at the baseline and after 24 months of follow-up were performed. Dental casts were scanned, and linear measurements were made on the … Show more
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