"Space Maintenance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Common treatment method used in pediatric dentistry that involves the use of fixed or removable space maintainers in order to keep the space left by a baby tooth safe in the event it is lost early. Space maintainers also help permanent teeth to grow safely.
| Descriptor ID |
D013027
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.658.703.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Space Maintenance, Orthodontic- Space Maintenance, Orthodontic
- Maintenance, Orthodontic Space
- Maintenances, Orthodontic Space
- Orthodontic Space Maintenance
- Orthodontic Space Maintenances
- Space Maintenances, Orthodontic
- Space Maintenance
- Maintenance, Space
- Maintenances, Space
- Space Maintenances
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