Barry Siobhan

Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, University of Manchester and Manchester Dental Hospital, UK.

Space Maintenance in the Mixed Dentition – a Necessary Intervention or a Step Too Far?

Premature loss of primary teeth can occur for a number of reasons, such as dental caries, trauma and ectopic eruption of permanent teeth.2,7 The effects on the permanent dentition can potentiate or...