Baba Farid University Dental Journal
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 2

Modified Distal Shoe for Bilateral Loss of Deciduous Second Molar-A Case Report

  • Author:
  • Veena Shivanna1,, Sudhir Munjal2, Rohit Duggal3, Amanpreet Singh Natt1, Amandeep Kaur1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 155 to 157

1Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry, Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, +918762994869

2Professor & Head, Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry, Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, +918762994869

3Professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry, Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, +918762994869

*Address for Correspondence: Dr. Veena Shivanna MDS, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry. Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka +918762994869, veenayogeesh4@gmail.com

Online published on 18 May, 2016.

Abstract

Premature loss of primary teeth can lead to space problems which further lead to wide range of clinical implications. Bilateral early loss of second primary molars before eruption of first permanent molar may pose difficulties for pedodontist as the child at the early age may not have compliance to handle any complicated appliance which will be placed to maintain the space. Indicated space maintainer for such conditions is bilateral distal shoe. Though not used frequently in recent days many modifications of distal shoe have come. This case report explains one such modification of distal shoe.

Keywords

space maintainer, distal shoe, deciduous molars