Premolar transplantation in a patient with solitary median maxillary central incisor syndrome.

Abstract

This case report describes the orthodontic treatment of an 11-year-old girl with solitary median maxillary central incisor syndrome, a presumed microform of holoprosencephaly. Because both second premolars were missing in the maxilla, deciduous molar extraction and orthodontic space opening were performed, moving the solitary median maxillary central incisor electively off-center. A mandibular second premolar was transplanted to replace the missing incisor. The resulting spaces could be orthodontically closed in both arches. Prosthodontic reshaping of the transplanted tooth after debonding completed the dental treatment.

• Authors: Bernhard C Pseiner
• Journal: American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics (Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop) Vol. 146 Issue 6 Pg. 786-94 (Dec 2014) ISSN: 1097-6752 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25432260 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2014 American Association of Orthodontists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Anodontia (therapy)
• Autografts (transplantation)
• Bicuspid (abnormalities, transplantation)
• Child
• Esthetics, Dental
• Female
• Holoprosencephaly (classification, diagnosis)
• Humans
• Incisor (abnormalities)
• Lip (abnormalities)
• Maxilla (surgery)
• Patient Care Planning
• Retrognathia (diagnosis, therapy)
• Tooth Movement Techniques (methods)
• Treatment Outcome