arch length deficiency

arch length de·fi·cien·cy

the difference between the available circumference of the dental arch and that required to accommodate the succedaneous teeth in proper alignment.

arch length de·fi·ci·en·cy

(ahrch length dĕ-fishĕn-sē)
The difference between the available circumference of the dental arch and that required to accommodate the succedaneous teeth in proper alignment.

arch length de·fi·ci·en·cy

(ahrch length dĕ-fishĕn-sē)
Difference between the available circumference of the dental arch and that required to accommodate the succedaneous teeth in proper alignment.
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President Olson suggested that I reprint the article, Stability and relapse: Early treatment of arch length deficiency, by Bob Little, now retired, from the Univ.
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