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Management of root dilaceration of an impacted maxillary central incisor following orthodontic treatment: an unusual therapeutic outcome
Author(s) -
Topouzelis Nikolaos,
Tsaousoglou Phoebus,
Gofa Anastasia
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2010.00937.x
Subject(s) - medicine , maxillary central incisor , dentistry , orthodontics , maxillary canine , incisor , maxilla , dental arch
Abstract – There are rare cases of impacted permanent central incisors with dilaceration, a dental deformity characterized by pronounced angulation of the longitudinal tooth axis. This paper presents the orthodontic alignment of a permanent maxillary left central incisor in a 7.5‐year‐old boy, which appeared impacted radiologically and displayed root dilaceration. Following surgical exposure with the closed‐eruption technique and appropriate orthodontic traction, the tooth was successfully aligned into the dental arch and the root was radiologically shown to be straightened and relatively well developed.