Management of a Patient with Impacted Maxillary Canine, Peg-Shaped Lateral Incisors and Transmigrated Mandibular Canine: A Case Report

To treat morphological abnormalities, impaction, and severe malposition of the teeth, the lateral incisors are sometimes extracted, followed by orthodontic space closure. This procedure often requires special consideration, not only with regard to esthetics but also for functional issues. However, t...

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Published inInternational journal of orthodontics (Milwaukee, Wis.) Vol. 27; no. 3; p. 15
Main Authors Shastri, Dipti, Singh, Gyan P, Tandon, Pradeep
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2016
Subjects
Cuspid
Humans
Incisor - abnormalities
Male
Mandible
Orthodontics, Corrective
Tooth Abnormalities - therapy
Tooth Migration - therapy
Tooth, Impacted - therapy
Young Adult
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Summary:To treat morphological abnormalities, impaction, and severe malposition of the teeth, the lateral incisors are sometimes extracted, followed by orthodontic space closure. This procedure often requires special consideration, not only with regard to esthetics but also for functional issues. However, thusfar, few reports that have performed a functional evaluation in such cases. The purpose of this article is to report the successful treatment of a 23 year-old male patient with the complaint of irregular placement and abnormal shape of his teeth. The patient had an impacted maxillary unilateral left canine, peg shaped lateral incisor, and transmigrated mandibular canine. Patient was treated with extraction of the upper lateral incisors and eruption of the impacted canines was guided to the place of the lateral incisor and extraction of the transmigrated mandibular canine.
ISSN:1539-1450