Managing First Molar Agenesis: A Long-Term Assessment of Space Closure and Implant Options
Lynn Wilhelmy, Jan H. Willmann, Nour Eldin Tarraf, Benedict Wilmes, Dieter Drescher
Abstract
This systematic review aimed to determine the effectiveness and success rates associated with the use of orthodontic closure and dental implants to replace missing first molars. The results of the research taken into consideration in this paper were presented using the Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework. 8 of the remaining papers were selected because they met the inclusion criteria after 32 articles were excluded due to duplication. The remainin
Topics & Concepts
Term (time)Closure (psychology)MolarAgenesisImplantSpace (punctuation)OrthodonticsMedicineDentistryComputer scienceSurgeryPhysicsEconomicsOperating systemQuantum mechanicsMarket economydental development and anomaliesDental Radiography and ImagingOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics