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y extracting bicuspids in an effort to circumvent the arch expansion that was<br />

created as a result of his previous non-extraction treatment. Tooth extraction<br />

allowed him to: create the space necessary to relieve dental crowding; position<br />

the mandibular incisors “upright over basal bone,” into what he considered their<br />

most stable position; and prevent the expansion of the dental arch.<br />

Strang (1949) also opposed expansion of the dental arches and claimed<br />

that expansion of the dental arches would not remain stable. Strang (1949, p 17)<br />

stated, “There is no question in my mind that denture expansion as a treatment<br />

procedure in the correction of malocclusion should be discarded and every effort<br />

should be directed toward preserving the muscular balance that is the most<br />

important factor in establishing tooth position.” Strang (1949, p 16) asserted that<br />

in cases where it was impossible to align the mandibular incisor teeth in an<br />

upright position over basal bone without the buccal movement of the cuspids<br />

and posterior teeth, the reduction of tooth material by the “extraction of dental<br />

units is definitely indicated.” Strang (1952) went on to assert that pretreatment<br />

intercanine width dictated the limit of acceptable denture expansion that would<br />

allow for stability of the finished result.<br />

In contrast, Douglas Walter (1953) proposed that a crowded or otherwise<br />

deformed pretreatment arch did not necessarily represent its true size or form<br />

and that maintaining arch dimension was no guarantee in achieving a stable<br />

posttreatment result. Walter based his opinions on 102 non-extraction cases<br />

ranging in age from 6 to 36 years of age. Pretreatment dental casts were taken of<br />

all 102 cases. These were compared to 34 dental casts that were available<br />

immediately after active treatment and to 90 dental casts available from intervals<br />

ranging from one to 13 years (average of 2.5 years) after all retention had been<br />

removed. Bilateral measurements were made between every pair of teeth of both<br />

arches and arch length was also recorded by measuring the distance along the<br />

arch between the mesial of each first molar. Walter found that permanent<br />

expansion of arch widths occurred in 88% of the patients, and in some of these<br />

cases, expansion continued past the active treatment phase. Walter found that<br />

12% of expanded cases did return to their more narrow pretreatment arch form.<br />

Similar findings were noted for arch length as well. Walter claims that all cases<br />

maintained the occlusal result gained in treatment and that all but 10% of the<br />

cases could be viewed as highly successful cases. The conclusions drawn from<br />

this study was that a wide variety of results can be found when arch dimension<br />

is altered during treatment and that preservation of arch dimension is no<br />

guarantee of future stability.<br />

In his review of the literature in 1960, Riedel concluded that arch form,<br />

particularly in the mandibular arch, should not be permanently altered by<br />

orthodontic treatment. Instead, Riedel (1960, p 181) asserted, “Treatment should<br />

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