Research compares aesthetic and psychological outcomes of two dental treatments for missing lateral incisors in growing patients, suggesting effective solutions.
This study demonstrated that orthodontic space closure and dental autotransplantation can be acceptable treatment solutions for growing patients with a unilateral missing maxillary lateral incisor. Esthetic outcomes in the maxillary anterior region can impact the psychological status of a patient during an important developmental stage.
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Adeleke et al. (2026) studied this question.
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