Description

Space Maintainer

Ensuring Healthy Eruption & Optimal Dental Alignment for a Lifetime of Smiles

Premature loss of a primary (baby) tooth can have significant long-term consequences for a child's developing dentition. Our custom-fabricated Space Maintainers are meticulously designed to prevent adjacent teeth from drifting into the vacant space, ensuring the proper eruption path and position for the permanent successor tooth. Invest in the future oral health of your young patients with our high-quality, precise, and comfortable space maintaining solutions.

Why Choose Our Space Maintainers?

• Prevents Malocclusion: Effectively holds the space created by premature tooth loss, preventing adjacent teeth from migrating and blocking the eruption of the permanent tooth.
• Guides Eruption: Ensures the permanent tooth has sufficient room to erupt into its correct position, reducing the likelihood of impaction or ectopic eruption.
• Reduces Future Orthodontic Needs: By proactively preserving space, the need for more complex and lengthy orthodontic treatments later in life can be significantly minimized.
• Maintains Arch Integrity: Contributes to the overall stability and proper development of the dental arch.
• Comfort & Durability: Designed with patient comfort in mind and constructed from robust materials for long-lasting performance.
• Custom-Fabricated Precision: Each space maintainer is individually crafted based on detailed impressions and prescriptions, ensuring an accurate fit and optimal function.

Key Features & Construction

• Premium Materials: Crafted from medical-grade stainless steel for superior strength, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility. Acrylic components (where applicable) are high-quality and smooth.
• Precision Banding: Utilizes pre-formed anatomical bands or custom-fit bands to ensure secure attachment and minimize discomfort.
• Smooth Contours: Carefully polished surfaces and rounded edges enhance patient comfort and reduce irritation to the oral mucosa.
• Hygienic Design: Engineered to allow for effective oral hygiene, minimizing plaque accumulation around the appliance.
• Versatile Designs: Available in a range of proven designs to address various clinical scenarios and tooth loss patterns.

Types of Space Maintainers Offered

We custom-fabricate a comprehensive range of fixed space maintainers, tailored to specific needs:

1. Band & Loop Space Maintainer (Unilateral)

• Description: Consists of a stainless steel band cemented to an abutment tooth (usually a molar) and a wire loop extending into the edentulous space, resting against the distal surface of the tooth anterior to the space.
• Indication: Ideal for maintaining space when a single primary molar has been lost prematurely in one quadrant.

2. Lingual Arch Space Maintainer (Bilateral, Mandibular)

• Description: Features bands cemented to the mandibular permanent first molars, connected by a rigid stainless steel wire that runs along the lingual (tongue) side of the lower anterior teeth, maintaining the entire arch length.
• Indication: Used for bilateral premature loss of primary molars in the mandible, especially when multiple spaces need to be maintained or to prevent mesial migration of posterior teeth.

3. Nance Holding Arch / Palatal Arch (Bilateral, Maxillary)

• Description: Similar to the lingual arch but applied to the maxillary arch. Bands are cemented to the permanent first molars, connected by a rigid stainless steel wire that crosses the palate, usually incorporating an acrylic button in the palatal vault for additional stability and to prevent anterior rotation of molars.
• Indication: Used for bilateral premature loss of primary molars in the maxilla, preventing mesial migration of maxillary posterior teeth and preserving arch length.

Indications for Use

Our Space Maintainers are indicated for children who have experienced premature loss of primary teeth due to:

• Dental caries (decay)
• Trauma
• Congenital absence of a permanent successor tooth (in some cases, to hold space for future prosthetic or orthodontic intervention)
• Ectopic eruption of a permanent tooth

Patient Care & Maintenance

• Oral Hygiene: Emphasize meticulous brushing and flossing around the appliance and all teeth.
• Dietary Modifications: Advise patients to avoid sticky, hard, or chewy foods that could dislodge or damage the appliance.
• Regular Dental Check-ups: Schedule regular appointments for monitoring the space maintainer's integrity, oral hygiene, and eruption of the permanent tooth.

Ordering & Customization

Provide your patients with the highest standard of care. Our laboratory employs skilled technicians and state-of-the-art processes to ensure every Space Maintainer is fabricated to your precise specifications, guaranteeing an optimal fit and predictable outcome.

To order your custom Space Maintainers or to learn more about our fabrication process, please contact us today. Let us partner with you in safeguarding your patients' developing smiles.