Management of Ectopic Maxillary Canines

A Clinical Case of Ectopic Maxillary Canines

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...

Apicotomy: surgical management of maxillary dilacerated or ankylosed canines.

This clinical article reports a technique, apicotomy, for managing dilacerated or ankylosed canines. The records of 3 patients successfully treated with apicotomy are presented. Orthodontists observe clinically significant incidences of impacted maxillary canines in their daily practices. Several procedures have been described to bring an ankylosed, impacted tooth into occlusion. Luxation is th...

Surgical and orthodontic management of impacted maxillary canines.

Although the mechanical management of impacted teeth is a routine task for most orthodontists, certain impactions can be frustrating, and the esthetic outcome can be unpredictable if the surgeon uncovers the impacted tooth improperly. When referring a patient to have an impacted toothuncovered,theorthodontist might assume incorrectly that the surgeon knows which surgical procedure to use. Howev...

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...