A FUNCTIONAL SPACE MAINTAINER FOR POSTERIOR TEETH USING FLEXIBLE DENTURE: A RARE CASE REPORT
Dr. Lekha K.*, Naik Saraswathi V., Nadig Basappa, Shagale Amitha M., T.H. Meghana
ABSTRACT
The primary teeth are highly susceptible to dental caries with prevalence being 73%. Despite the attempt in prevention, premature loss of primary teeth remains to be a frequent problem in pediatric dentistry, resulting in disturbance of arch integrity and unfavorably affecting the alignment of permanent successors. Loss of primary molars at an early age can cause several issues. It becomes a challenge for a pediatric dentist to provide a prosthesis to the child which would be functional, and act as a space maintainer till permanent tooth erupts in to the oral cavity. This case report describes the unique use of flexible denture for space maintenance upon early loss of primary molars.
Keywords: Functional space maintainer, Flexible denture, primary molars, Removable functional space maintainer.
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