Factors related to maxillary expander loss due to anchoring deciduous molars exfoliation during treatment in the mixed dentition phase.
Vincenzo QuinziFabio Federici CanovaFiorella Alessandra RizzoGiuseppe MarzoMarco RosaJasmina PrimožičPublished in: European journal of orthodontics (2021)
The probability of a second deciduous molar to be successfully used as maxillary expander anchorage for at least 16 months is above 94 per cent; when at baseline, the corresponding premolar cusp is apical to the HPC line.