MIXED DENTITION SPACE ANALYSIS

Pedodontist has a great opportunity to come across patient in their developing stages of life. Malocclusion is one of the major problems faced during dento-facial development. Early intervention of this problem can be done by a proper space assessment in mixed dentition phase. An important aspect of diagnosis and treatment planning in mixed dentition is a determination of the relationship of tooth size to arch length. Hence mixed dentition space analysis form an essential part of an early orthodontic evaluation. An accurate analysis is an important criteria in determining whether to involve serial extraction, guidance of eruption, space maintenance, space regaining or just periodic observation of the patient. This Books gives the detailed aspects on all the mixed dentition analysis.