Outcome measure Changes in the position of the upper-first permanent molar were measured, in terms of distal movement, distal tipping and distopalatal rotation (molar straightening). Also ...

It is suggested that intraoral appliances are more effective than headgear in distalising upper first molars. However, this effect is counteracted by loss of anterior anchorage, which was not ...

upper canine (cuspid) 16–22 months sharp teeth to help tear food first upper molar 13–19 months large, flat molars to help chew and grind food lower canine (cuspid) 17–23 months sharp teeth ...

Generally, the upper lateral incisors fall out first, with the lower lateral incisors coming out afterward. Molars help crush, grind, and chew food before swallowing. The first molars typically ap ...

She underwent a cone-beam computed tomography scan that confirmed a bony defect at the apex of the mesiobuccal root of the upper first molar, where the continuity of the buccal plate was impaired, the ...

Permanent teeth are also assigned numbers sequentially. The naming starts from the posterior most region of the upper first quadrant and each tooth is numbered from 1 to 32 in a sequential pattern.

A meta-analysis was carried out to compare the differences in spontaneous space closure between the upper and lower arches ... followed by hypomineralization of the molar incisors (11%).