Use of the passive lower lingual arch in the management of anterior mandibular crowding in the mixed dentition
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2013Author
Hudson, Athol
Harris, Angela
Mohamed, Nadia
Joubert, Jo-Anne
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Leeway space preservation in the mixed dentition is a well-documented method of space management. In the mandibular arch it may be saved for utilization in the correction of minor anterior crowding by the placement of a passive lower lingual arch (LLA) during the transition from the mixed dentition to the permanent dentition