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Root Surface Area Related To Anchorage In The Begg Technique, Donald Copeland Freeman
Root Surface Area Related To Anchorage In The Begg Technique, Donald Copeland Freeman
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Almost two hundred years ago Hunter recognized the necessity of extracting teeth to ’’procure room for the others which are to be brought into the arch.” He further noted that, ”To extract an irregular tooth would answer but little purpose if no alteration could be made in the situation of the rest.”1
Extraction of selected teeth to gain room for the proper placement of the rest, and the subsequent procedures to utilize this space to the utmost advantage, have been integral parts of orthodontic treatment for many years.
Strang and Thompson2 stated that the ability to manipulate any …