Serial Extraction

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The selective extraction of deciduous teeth during the stage of mixed dentition in accordance with the shedding and eruption of the teeth. It is done over an extended period to allow autonomous adjustment to relieve crowding of the dental arches during the eruption of the lateral incisors, canines, and premolars, eventually involving the extraction of the first premolar teeth. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Descriptor ID	D012690
MeSH Number(s)	E04.545.700.680 E06.645.700.680 E06.658.641.890
Concept/Terms	Serial Extraction Serial Extraction Extraction, Serial Extractions, Serial Serial Extractions

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Oral Surgical Procedures [E04.545]
Tooth Extraction [E04.545.700]
Serial Extraction [E04.545.700.680]
Dentistry [E06]
Oral Surgical Procedures [E06.645]
Tooth Extraction [E06.645.700]
Serial Extraction [E06.645.700.680]
Orthodontics [E06.658]
Orthodontics, Interceptive [E06.658.641]
Serial Extraction [E06.658.641.890]

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