Abstract

SERIAL EXTRACTION: LOOKED UPON AS A WAY OF REDUCING THE SEVERITY OF DEVELOPING MALOCCLUSION

Pruthi T.*, Sharma A., Sogi S., Dhir S., Jindal M. and Goyal P.

ABSTRACT

It is a sequential plan of premature removal of one or more primary teeth in order to improve alignment of succedaneous permanent teeth and finally removal of permanent teeth to maintain the proper ratio between tooth size and available bone. The term guidance of occlusion is even more appropriate because clinicians are interested in the final destination of eruption: the occlusion. This article will enable the clinician to diagnose and select appropriate cases for Serial Extraction, apply the basic knowledge of growth and development at the clinical level and to identify early signs of primary crowding in early mixed dentition period.

Keywords: Serial Extraction, primary teeth, mixed dention, developing malocclusion.