Effect of immediate complete dentures on tooth eruption and jaw development

Dental treatment of a 4-year-old boy included the extraction of all deciduous teeth and construction of immediate complete dentures to serve until the permanent teeth erupted. Important findings from follow-up examinations of this patient follow. 1. 1. The patient, at this young age, tolerated and a...

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Published inThe Journal of prosthetic dentistry Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 485 - 493
Main Author Ismail, Yahia H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.05.1972
Subjects
Cephalometry
Child, Preschool
Dentistry
Denture, Complete, Immediate
Humans
Male
Maxillofacial Development
Tooth Eruption
Tooth Extraction
Tooth, Deciduous
Vertical Dimension
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Summary:Dental treatment of a 4-year-old boy included the extraction of all deciduous teeth and construction of immediate complete dentures to serve until the permanent teeth erupted. Important findings from follow-up examinations of this patient follow. 1. 1. The patient, at this young age, tolerated and accepted the complete dentures very satisfactorily. 2. 2. The absence of the primary dentition apparently did not affect the eruption and positioning of the permanent teeth. 3. 3. During the 3 year edentulous period, the general growth pattern of the facial components was within normal limits. 4. 4. By the end of the edentulous period, the maxillae and mandible demonstrated deficiency in their growth in the vertical plane. 5. 5. By the end of the edentulous period, the mandible appeared to be in a prognathic relationship and longer anteroposteriorly when compared to the standard composite for the same age group.
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ISSN:0022-3913
1097-6841
DOI:10.1016/0022-3913(72)90260-0