Hudson, AtholHarris, AngelaMohamed, NadiaJoubert, Jo-Anne2013-04-222013-04-222013Hudson, A.P.G., et al. (2013). Use of the passive lower lingual arch in the management of anterior mandibular crowding in the mixed dentition. South African Dental Journal,68(3): 114-119http://hdl.handle.net/10566/569Leeway space preservation in the mixed dentition is a well-documented method of space management. In the mandibular arch it may be saved for utilization in the correction of minor anterior crowding by the placement of a passive lower lingual arch (LLA) during the transition from the mixed dentition to the permanent dentitionenThis file may be freely used for educational uses. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the South African Dental Association (SADA). Note that the SADA retains all intellectual property rights in the article.Passive lower lingual archLeeway spaceanterior mandibular crowdingNon-extraction treatmentArticle