Introduction: In Latin America, the prevalence of mesiodens is 1.7%. Mesiodens impacted towards base nostril can cause complications such as: pain, epistaxis, rhino sinusitis, nasal obstruction and congestion even eruption through nostril. Case report: A 7-year-old male patient with no clinical pathological data came for consultation due to interference in occlusion caused by a palatine erupted...

odontogenic tumors are derived from epithelial, ectomesenchymal and/or mesenchymal elements that are or have been a part of the tooth-forming apparatus. of all the odontogenic tumors, calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor accounts for 1% of the cases. approximately 200 cases have been reported to date. there is no sex predilection, with a 2:1 predilection for the mandible, mostly in the premo...

The ameloblastic fibro-odontoma (AFO) is a rare odontogenic tumor that occurs predominantly in children and is generally associated with unerupted teeth. The choice of treatment for this entity is conservative surgery with enucleation and its prognosis is excellent. However, preserving the associated impacted teeth may make complete removal of the lesion difficult and may explain some cases of ...

In some patients, the permanent central incisors fail to erupt and become impacted within the alveolus. In individuals with unfavorable impactions, surgical replantation may be considered to be a reasonable solution before orthodontic repositioning. In this clinical case report, a 9-year-old male patient presented with the permanent maxillary left central incisor in an inverted position high in...

been used to direct the eruption of an impacted tooth by applying force to an attachment on the tooth. One such attachment is the versatile “loop-button” or bondable eyelet, a 1mm helix of round wire welded or brazed to a small bondable base. The Monkey Hook* is a simple auxiliary with an open loop on each end for the attachment of intraoral elastics or elastomeric chain, or for connecting to a...

Impacted mandibular third molars can be located in close proximity to the mandibular canal. This creates a risk for the nerve or artery injury. These are contained in the canal. However, the impacted third molar can be moved coronally by orthodontic means, after removal of overlying bone, and safely extracted. The orthodontic intervention slowly moves the tooth apex away from the mandibular can...

Accidental displacement of an impacted lower third molar into the pterygomandibular space during extraction is a rare complication. The purpose of this article is to report the case of a lower third molar displaced into the pterygomandibular space during an unsuccessful surgical intervention. A 26-year-old male patient presented with infection and trismus was referred to our clinic. The patient...

JCO/AUGUST 2004 T of a palatally impacted maxillary permanent canine often involves surgical exposure of the tooth, followed by orthodontic repositioning.1-10 After the elevation of a palatal flap, the overlying bone is usually removed with electric or manual instruments. This article presents an alternative method that uses piezoelectricity to minimize trauma to the impacted tooth and the surr...