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SML Product Catalog Prescription Forms | Shipping LabelsWith locations throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and Taiwan, SML® services more than 150,000 dentists and orthodontists worldwide, providing direct and personal access to everything required for success in appliance therapy…and we’ve been doing it for more than 60 years. We specialize in the design and fabrication of orthodontic and orthopedic appliances -- prominent among them a full range of snoring, OSA and pediatric appliances; TMJ splints; fixed, removable and functional appliances. In addition, SML offers a full array of digital /diagnostic services, educational solutions and an extensive inventory of pediatric and orthodontic products…

Football season is here and you need to make sure your Patient's child has what they need to keep their teeth safe.  If your patient's child is dedicated enough to be spending his time sweating it up in football practice, then he certainly deserves the best equipment you can afford. The better his equipment fits, the better he can play, and – most importantly – the safer he’ll be.

One often-overlooked piece of football equipment is the mouth guard. You may have paid hundreds of dollars for  specialized football helmet and fitted pads but probably never thought twice about buying him a (substandard) generic mouth guard.

Did you know that you can actually reccomend a customized mouth guard over braces? Fitted to…

So Much to Learn! So Little Time!SML Can Help! We provide and/or sponsor a wide variety of courses on a multitude of topics. Click on the topics below to learn more.Dental Sleep Medicine: The Advanced CourseAAPMD - Airway Summit 2019Lamberg Seminars - Pathway to ExcellenceSEC - Sleep Education Consortium…

SML Product Catalog Prescription Forms | Shipping LabelsWith locations throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and Taiwan, SML® services more than 150,000 dentists and orthodontists worldwide, providing direct and personal access to everything required for success in appliance therapy…and we’ve been doing it for more than 60 years. We specialize in the design and fabrication of orthodontic and orthopedic appliances -- prominent among them a full range of snoring, OSA and pediatric appliances; TMJ splints; fixed, removable and functional appliances. In addition, SML offers a full array of digital /diagnostic services, educational solutions and an extensive inventory of pediatric and orthodontic products and supplies. 

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Pediatric space management is often the key to preventing a serious malocclusion in the permanent dentition. The early loss of primary teeth can result in a reduction of arch length directly affecting the later eruption of the adult teeth. If the permanent teeth are not going to erupt within six months of primary tooth loss, appliance therapy is indicated.

The early loss of a tooth is usually due to dental caries or trauma and if space loss has not already occurred, rapid intervention with a space maintaining appliance is of utmost importance. If space loss has already occurred, a space regaining approach should be considered.  Our clinical case exemplifies the premature loss of anterior teeth due…