Early extractions of premolars reduce age-related crowding of lower incisors: 50 years of follow-up

• Published in: Clinical oral investigations Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 4525 - 4535
• Main Authors: Persson, Maurits, Al-Taai, Nameer, Pihlgren, Karin, Westerlund, Anna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Child; Children; Class I malocclusion; Dental occlusion; Dentistry; Humans; Incisor irregularity; Incisors; Medicine; Occlusion; odontologi; Odontology; Original; Original Article; Orthodontics; Premolars; Serial extraction; Teeth; Adult; Class I malocclusion; Incisor irregularity; Child; Serial extraction; Humans

Objectives To study the effects of extraction of four premolars, without subsequent orthodontic treatment, on the crowding of lower incisors in subjects between early adolescence and late adulthood, as compared to untreated subjects. Materials and methods A total of 45 subjects were included in this...