Age 8-10 years vs Extraction at patient age >10 years
Spontaneous space closure · Children and adolescents after extraction of a mandibular permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar)
In the mandible, extraction at age 8-10 (vs after 10) increases odds of space closure (OR 3.32; low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Spontaneous space closure after extraction of permanent first molars in children and adolescents: a systematic review… 2024 All outcomesUntil eruption of the permanent second molar (median follow-up 4.0 years) · University clinics and hospitals in 8 countries (children/adolescents <18 years) · MandibleOR 3.32 [1.73, 6.36]3 studies · 109 participantsLow