Managing diastema

A diastema (Greek: an interval; pl.: diastemata) is defined as a space between 2 adjacent teeth in the same dental arcade [1], with such a space being a pathological condition. The space between the incisors and cheek teeth is best described as the interdental space. The region between adjacent teeth, normally a tight junction is referred to as the interproximal space. The angulation, physical shape and constant eruption of hypsodont teeth along their eruption pathway normally result in the teeth being forces together in close apposition. The increased production of cementum immediately subgingivally extending out to the clinical erupted crown, and the increased height of the gingival attachment lingually and buccally further augments the security of the interproximal space and prevents influx or entrapment of food material. Any alteration or abnormality of these anatomical and physiological parameters can result in food impaction within the interproximal space ....