Willet’s distal shoe appliance for early loss of second deciduous molar: A case report with 2 year follow up

  • Monisha Singhal Senior Lecturer
  • Vaibhav Vashishta Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow
  • Ashish Chauhan
  • Sandeep Kumar Swarnkar MaharanaPratap College of Dentistry & Research Center, Kanpur
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21276/ujds.2020.6.2.2
Keywords: Space maintainer, Distal shoe, First permanent molar

Abstract

Abstract

The possibilities for space loss are even higher when second primary molars are lost early because they serve as a buttress for the eruption of first permanent molar. Distal shoe space maintainer is indicated in such type of cases. It is otherwise known as intra-alveolar appliance. In this article, we report the successful use of the distal shoe space maintainer in a 4yr old child.

Author Biographies

Vaibhav Vashishta, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow

Reader , Department Of Orthodontics AndDentofacial Orthopedics,

Sandeep Kumar Swarnkar, MaharanaPratap College of Dentistry & Research Center, Kanpur

Senior lecturer , Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry,

 

Published
2020-08-27
How to Cite
Singhal, M., Vashishta, V., Chauhan, A., & Kumar Swarnkar, S. (2020). Willet’s distal shoe appliance for early loss of second deciduous molar: A case report with 2 year follow up. UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF DENTAL SCIENCES, 6(2), 68-70. https://doi.org/10.21276/ujds.2020.6.2.2
Issue
Vol 6 No 2 (2020): University Journal of Dental Sciences
Section
Case Reports