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The photograph shows an example of a customized distal shoe space maintainer, which is attached to a stainless steel crown. An appliance such as this obviously is much more difficult to fabricate and place than a preformed distal shoe space maintainer. It also represents the absolute highest standard of customized care. Nevertheless, if the customized approach is not practical given all the circumstances, a preformed appliance certainly is better than no appliance.
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