Teeth & Chiefs

Category: Orthodontics

  • Maintaining Space in the Primary Dentition

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    When it comes to children, maintaining the amount of space available in their arch is very important. If space is not maintained, the permanent teeth may not have room to erupt, causing long-term problems that may have complications in the future – such as the permanent premolars ectopically erupting (erupting in a space they aren’t…

  • Dr. Angle’s Orthodontic Classification

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    Who was Dr. Angle? Considered the ‘father of orthodontics,’ Dr. Angle was the first to develop a classification system for orthodontics. According to Dr. Angle, the first molars were the foundation of the arches. The classification system therefore is based off the relationship between the first molars – more specifically, the spatial relationship between the…