Orthodontic management of a patient with impacted and transposed mandibular canines.

Abstract

This patient report describes the treatment of a 10-year-old female with complete transposition of her impacted mandibular canines and lateral incisors. The patient had a Class I occlusion, and her mandibular lateral incisors were in crossbite with the maxillary central incisors. The treatment objectives were to create space for the impacted canines and align them with the incisors, one of which was extracted. After treatment, the appearance of the patient's teeth was improved, the occlusion was preserved, and overjet and overbite were corrected.

• Authors: Rhita C Almeida, Felipe A R Carvalho, Marco A O Almeida, Jonas Capelli Jr
• Journal: World journal of orthodontics (World J Orthod) Vol. 10 Issue 4 Pg. 345-9 ( 2009) ISSN: 1941-6741 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 20072752 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2009 BY QUINTESSENCE PUBLISHING CO, INC.

Topics

• Child
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Cuspid (pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Mandible
• Orthodontics, Corrective (economics, methods)
• Tooth Eruption, Ectopic (complications, therapy)
• Tooth, Impacted (complications, therapy)
• Treatment Outcome