Experts' consensus on space management of mixed dentition.

Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi

State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.

Published: May 2022

The mixed dentition stage is the period between primary and permanent dentition. The following biological processes are complicated and variable: jaw growth, development of inherited permanent teeth embryo, physiological absorption of primary teeth, restoration of surrounding alveolar bones, and growth and function establishment of soft tissues. For the normal development of the jaw, the establishment of the good occlusion relationship, development, and function of soft tissue is very important, whether or not the primary teeth are normally replaced by the permanent teeth in the mixed dentition stage. The eruption space is linked to the normal replacement of primary and permanent teeth. The presence of a mixed dentition space results in the incidence and progression of malocclusion and impacts the normal growth and development of the occlusion, jaw, and face. Space management in the mixed dentition stage is a crucial means to prevent and reduce malocclusion. The following were discussed and analyzed: the possible space problems, why the size of the space was affected, the content that needs to be assessed, and the methods of space management in the mixed dentition that can be used to unify and standardize the management of mixed dentition. This paper was developed to serve as a guide for regulated space management during the mixed dentition period.

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