Space Maintainers/Regainers
An effective appliance for interceptive Orthodontics
These appliances are used to maintain the space between the teeth and prevent tipping into the extraction space and to allow the eruption of the permanent tooth Various appliances can be used for Space Maintaining depending on the child’s stage of dental development, dental arch involved, primary teeth missing and which teeth they are. FEATURES Space maintainers play a vital role in the interceptive orthodontics by preventing the development or greatly reducing the treatment of malocclusion. Can be removable, fixed or semi-fixed or functional, non-functional or active, passive or combinations of above. Various appliances available under this category are available are Nance holding arch, Lingual arch, band and loop space maintainer, Space regainer, Distal shoe space maintainer. These can also be customised based on the clinical scenario if required.
