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    A space maintainer is an orthodontic appliance used to preserve the space left by a missing tooth and prevent other teeth from shifting. There are different types of space maintainers including band and loop, partial denture, distal shoe, lingual arch, TPA, and Nance appliances that can be either fixed or removable and used to maintain space for a single tooth or multiple teeth.

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    A space maintainer is an orthodontic appliance used to preserve the space left by a missing tooth and prevent other teeth from shifting. There are different types of space maintainers including band and loop, partial denture, distal shoe, lingual arch, TPA, and Nance appliances that can be either fixed or removable and used to maintain space for a single tooth or multiple teeth.

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    A space maintainer is an orthodontic appliance used to preserve the space left by a missing tooth and prevent other teeth from shifting. There are different types of space maintainers including band and loop, partial denture, distal shoe, lingual arch, TPA, and Nance appliances that can be either fixed or removable and used to maintain space for a single tooth or multiple teeth.

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    Space maintainer

    1. An orthodontic appliance that


    is worn to prevent adjacent
    teeth from moving into the
    space left by an un erupted or
    prematurely lost tooth.
    2. fixed or removable appliance for
    preserving the space created by
    the premature loss of one or
    more teeth. It can be unilateral
    or bilateral.

    Space maintainer

    Types of space maintainers

    Band and loop space maintainer


    Partial denture space maintainer
    Distal shoe space maintainer
    Lingual arch space maintainer
    TPA
    Nance space maintainer

    Band and loop space


    maintainer

    Band and loop space maintainer

    Partial denture space maintainer

    Distal shoe space maintainer

    Distal shoe space maintainer

    Lingual arch space maintainer

    Lingual arch space maintainer

    TPA for unilateral loss

    Nance space maintainer

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