Audit on locating ectopic canines

A Clinical Case of Ectopic Maxillary Canines

Clinical audit of ectopic pregnancy

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors of ectopic pregnancy in cases presented to the Woman's Health Hospital (WHH) in Assuit University, and to perform clinical audit on strategies for management of ectopic pregnancy in the WHH. METHODS This descriptive hospital based study was conducted at the Woman's Health Hospital (WHH) of Assuit University (Egypt). There were ...

Periodontal status of ectopic canines after orthodontic treatment.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the periodontal health and tooth vitality of palatally impacted and buccal ectopic maxillary canines after completion of orthodontic treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifteen patients who had unilateral, palatally impacted canines and 15 patients who had unilateral, buccal ectopic canines comprised the subjects of the study. Clinical and radiographic data was collected by...

Association between ectopic eruption of maxillary canines and first molars.

The purpose of this study was to elucidate a possible association between ectopic first molar eruption causing root resorption on the distal root of the primary maxillary second molar, and ectopic canine eruption causing root resorption on the permanent maxillary incisors. The subjects consisted of 30 patients, 22 females and eight males in the age range 8.3-15.0 years in whom root resorption o...

Treatment of ectopic maxillary canines using a palatal implant for anchorage.

proposed for use as skeletal anchorage in orthodontic treatment.1-5 In 1992, Wehrbein and colleagues, in collaboration with the Straumann Institute, introduced the Orthosystem*—a sandblasted, chemically treated mini-implant that is narrower (3.3mm), but longer (4mm or 6mm), than previous types.6-9 More recently, Giancotti and colleagues showed a step-by-step procedure for insertion of the Strau...