The role of third molars in the oral cavity has been extensively studied over the years.
Literature includes numerous diagnostic and treatment alternatives regarding the third …

Background Extraction of the permanent first molars is sometimes necessitated in children
and adolescents due to deep carious lesions or developmental defects. Objective To …

This article summarises recently updated guidelines produced by the Clinical Governance
Directorate of the British Orthodontic Society through the Clinical Standards Committee of …

Background The biomechanics generated by the clear aligner (CA) material changes
continuously during orthodontic tooth movement, but this factor remains unknown during the …

Objectives To analyse the effect of first and second premolar extractions on eruption space
for upper and lower third molars and on third molar position and angulation during …

Highlights•Orthodontists are treating more adult patients who have extracted and decayed
first molars.•Molar uprighting after old first molar extractions vs orthodontic space …

The extraction of permanent molar teeth was first introduced in 1976 as a substitution for
premolar extraction in cases with mild crowding. Since then, a number of studies have …

BACKGROUND The development of third molars can be evaluated with medical imaging to
estimate age in subadults. The appearance of third molars on magnetic resonance imaging …

Objective: To assess the association between formation stages of the mandibular third
molars and the space distal to the permanent molars (retromolar space). Materials and …

Objective: The objective of the following study is to investigate the mandibular vertical
asymmetry in a group of patients with early unilateral mandibular first molar extractions …