ORTHODONTIC MANAGEMENT OF THE LABIALLY IMPACTED MAXILLARY CANINE

Authors

  • Sarwat Memon Ziauddin College of Dentistry,Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Mubassar Fida The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v4i2.268

Keywords:

 Impaction, Maxillary canine impaction, Labially impacted canine, impaction management, Orthodontic treatment

Abstract

Objective: An impacted tooth is any tooth that is prevented from reaching its normal position in the mouth by tissue, bone, or another tooth. Maxillary canines are the most commonly impacted teeth, second only to third molars. Maxillary canine impaction occurs in approximately1-2% of the population and is twice as common in females as it is in males. Approximately one-third of impacted maxillary canines are located labially and two-thirds are located palatally. Canine impaction can be caused by various factors which include space deficiency, disturbances in tooth eruption sequence, trauma, retention of primary canine, premature root closure, rotation of tooth buds, as well as localized pathological lesions (cysts, odontomas). If impactions are uncorrected, the results are often both functionally and esthetically unsatisfactory. This case report present treatment of a female patient with impacted right maxillary canine. The patient was treated orthodontically with extraction of all first premolars.

 

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Published

2014-06-30

How to Cite

Sarwat Memon, & Mubassar Fida. (2014). ORTHODONTIC MANAGEMENT OF THE LABIALLY IMPACTED MAXILLARY CANINE. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 4(2), 48–52. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v4i2.268

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2014): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

Section

Case Report

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