Outcome of orthodontic space closure with a missing maxillary central incisor

• Published in: American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics Vol. 123; no. 6; pp. 597 - 603
• Main Authors: Czochrowska, Ewa M, Skaare, Anne B, Stenvik, Arild, Zachrisson, Björn U
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.06.2003
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anodontia - therapy; Child; Dentistry; Esthetics, Dental; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gingiva - pathology; Humans; Incisor - abnormalities; Incisor - pathology; Male; Maxilla; Orthodontic Space Closure; Patient Satisfaction; Periodontal Pocket - etiology; Reproducibility of Results; Statistics, Nonparametric; Tooth Mobility - etiology; Tooth Movement Techniques - methods; Treatment Outcome

Orthodontic space closure is one of the treatment alternatives when a maxillary central incisor is missing. Because no systematic analysis of such treatment results is available, a sample of 20 consecutively treated patients was examined in a follow-up study. All patients had received orthodontic tr...