Treatment Planning for the Loss of First Permanent Molars

From Volume 28, Issue 6, July 2001 | Pages 304-308

Authors

D.S. Gill

BSc, BDS, FDS RCS

Specialist Registrar in Orthodontics, The Royal London Hospital, The Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

Articles by D.S. Gill

R.T. Lee

BDS, MOrth, DOrth, FDS RCS

Consultant Orthodontist and Clinical Director, The Royal London Hospitals NHS Trust

Articles by R.T. Lee

C.J. Tredwin

BSc, BDS

General Dental Practitioner, London

Articles by C.J. Tredwin

Abstract

During the mixed-dentition stage of dental development, dentists may encounter patients with first permanent molars considered to have a poor long-term prognosis. In this situation, extraction of the tooth and space closure or use of the extraction space for future orthodontic treatment should be considered. The aim of this article is to give guidelines about treatment planning for patients who have first molars with a poor prognosis during the mixed-dentition stage.

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