Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 118, Issue 6, 715-718
Copyright © 1989 by American Dental Association
The effect of primary tooth extraction on the eruption of succedaneous premolars
HT Loevy
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612.
This study evaluated the time of eruption of maxillary and mandibular premolars after the premature loss of the antecedent; the contralateral side was used as the control. Although environmental factors seem to influence tooth emergence, they appear to have little influence on tooth maturation.