Open AccessManagement of impacted all canines with surgical exposure and alignment by orthodontic treatment
Author(s) -
Radha Katiyar,
Pramod Tandon,
Gyan Prakash Singh,
Akhil Agrawal,
TP Chaturvedi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.118350
Subject(s) - impaction , medicine , dentistry , orthodontics , impacted tooth , mandibular canine , traction (geology) , occlusion , molar , surgery , geomorphology , geology
Canine impaction is a dental problem very often encountered in orthodontic practice. After the third molar, the canine is the most frequently impacted tooth. Bringing the impacted canine into a normal position is important for functional occlusion and the final esthetics of the orthodontic treatment. This article illustrates a peculiar case, in which all four permanent canines maintained their unerupted status at age of 16 years. All four impacted canines were surgically exposed, attachment bonded, traction given with K-9 spring and ideally positioned with fixed orthodontic mechanotherapy.