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Diastema of Teeth

Known as: Abnormal spacing of the teeth, gap between teeth, Diastemata 
An abnormal opening or fissure between two adjacent teeth.
National Institutes of Health

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2014
2014
Postretention stability after orthodontic closure of maxillary interincisor diastemas
Anterior spaces may interfere with smile attractiveness and compromise dentofacial harmony. They are among the most frequent… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Clinical dental examinations of 357 donkeys in the UK. Part 1: prevalence of dental disorders.
REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Dental disorders have a high prevalence in older donkeys and horses, but the nature and pathogenesis… 
2009
2009
Clinical dental examinations of 357 donkeys in the UK. Part 2: epidemiological studies on the potential relationships between different dental disorders, and between dental disease and systemic…
REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Dental disease has been shown to be a risk factor for weight loss and colic in horses. No extensive… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Treatment of equine cheek teeth by mechanical widening of diastemata in 60 horses (2000-2006).
REASON FOR PERFORMING STUDY Cheek teeth (CT) diastemata are a significant cause of painful dental disease in horses and limited… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
An interdisciplinary approach for improved esthetic results in the anterior maxilla.
This clinical report describes an interdisciplinary (orthodontic, periodontic, and prosthodontic) approach for the coordinated… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Public preferences for anterior tooth variations: a web-based study.
PURPOSE This study was undertaken to determine the public's preferences for five esthetic variations, with the goal of linking… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Equine dental disease part 2: a long-term study of 400 cases: disorders of development and eruption and variations in position of the cheek teeth.
Of 400 referred horses with dental disorders, 349 cases suffered from primary disorders of their cheek teeth, ninety of these… 
1985
1985
Use of composite resin for restorative and orthodontic correction of anterior interdental spacing.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The diastema, the frenum, the frenectomy: a clinical study.
1975
1975
Orthodontically corrected midline diastemas. A histologic study and surgical procedure.
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