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The Orthodontic Management of Adult Patients with Congenitally Missing Teeth

Authors: 
Zafer Azizi
Emad Hussein
Alev Aksoy
Nezar Watted
Maher Jarbawi
Journal Name: 
Int. Journal of Clinical Dental Science
Volume: 
5
Issue: 
1
Pages From: 
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0
Date: 
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Keywords: 
Keywords: Missing teeth, Orthodontic management, Implants
Abstract: 
The dental profession faces an increasing number of adult patients complaining from spaces due to congenitally missing teeth. Management of patients with missing teeth requires a careful and multidisciplinary treatment approach depending on the number of missing teeth and the skeletal severity of the case. Treatment of this kind of malocclusion can be approached by either opening the space for implant placement in place of missing teeth or by closing the space of missing teeth depending on the amount of space and the skeletal features accompanying such type of malocclusion.