@Article{, title={The effects of unilateral premature loss of maxillary primary molars on the dental arch dimensions}, author={Dunia A. Al-Dulayme دنيا الدليمي}, journal={Journal of baghdad college of dentistry مجلة كلية طب الاسنان بغداد}, volume={25}, number={4}, pages={95-99}, year={2013}, abstract={Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the amount of changes in the horizontal and vertical maxillaryarch dimensions measurements following the premature loss of primary molars.Materials and methods: The sample consist of (50) children with unilateral prematurely extracted either first or secondprimary molars at the mixed dentition stage.Results and Conclusions: Results shows that there was an increase in the vertical incisor to canine distance (A) withboth premature loss of first & second primary molars due to distal movement of primary canines and at the sametime there were a significant loss of space in the extraction space with premature loss of second primary molar dueto a mesial movement of maxillary first permanent molars which at the same time tip lingually and this is clearobvious from the decrease in the inter-molars distances horizontally.

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