The process of gaining the space lost by drifting of adjacent teeth following premature loss of deciduous teeth/tooth.

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Space maintenance can be defined as the provision of an appliance (active or passive ) which is concerned only with the control of space loss without .....

Space maintainers which are fixed or fitted onto the teeth are called fixed space maintainers.

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They are the space maintainers that can be removed and reinserted into the oral cavity by the patient.

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A space maintainer is a dental device used to keep the space for a permanent tooth open when a child prematurely loses a primary, or baby tooth/teeth. The space .....