Bousaba S, Delatte M, De Clerck H
Université Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques St.-Luc Ecole de Médecine Dentaire et Stomatologie, Bruxelles.
Rev Belge Med Dent (1984). 1995;50(2):53-65.
During the last century orthodontic treatment philosophies changed continuously. The necessity to extract teeth in order to correct a lack of space has many times been the subject of discussion. In fact there exists several techniques which make it possible to avoid extractions in many cases. A number of criteria which influence the decision to extract or not, as well as some techniques to regain space in upper and lower arch are discussed.
