Bilateral transmigration of impacted mandibular canines
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Impacted lower left and right canine teeth may migrate across the center of the jaw bone. A 16-year-old girl visited an orthodontist for consultation and treatment. A clinical examination revealed that the lower left and right permanent canine teeth were missing as well as the upper left permanent canine tooth. X-rays revealed that all three teeth were impacted. The two lower canines had migrated and had nearly crossed the center of the jaw bone. The left canine was lying above the right and both teeth had rotated so that the surface normally nearest to the tongue was facing upward. The treatment plan involved extracting both lower canines and removing the upper left baby canine. The impacted upper left canine would be surgically exposed and forced downward into position with orthodontic traction. The teeth were extracted, but the patient declined to complete the treatment.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 1995
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Early diagnosis and interception of potential maxillary canine impaction
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Early detection and removal of impacted upper canine teeth can prevent the permanent canine teeth from erupting crooked in the jaw. Dentists can identify the position of the permanent teeth by feeling above the gums in young patients. If children show no signs of canine eruption by age 13, the teeth may be impacted. X-Ray examination can identify the problem before it is clinically evident, and surgical exploration and extraction can prevent the permanent teeth from being disrupted. Orthodontic treatment can then guide the permanent teeth into the proper anatomic orientation.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 1998
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Bringing impacted mandibular second premolars into occlusion
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Two case reports illustrate the treatment of an impacted second premolar tooth in the lower jaw. This can happen when the permanent first molar is extracted. The premolar then develops in an inclined or horizontal position until it impacts another tooth. The technique involves exposing the surface of the impacted tooth and then bonding an orthodontic bracket with a wire to the tooth. The tooth can be pulled into place with the wire and secured.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 1996
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