Six young adults were found to have transmigrated mandibular canines. One patient presented with two transmigrated canines. Of the seven impacted teeth, the left mandibular canines was involved in five instances and the right two. In all patients, the primary canine was present in the dental arch. A supernumerary tooth was disclosed on the panoramic radiograph of two patients. Five patients und...

This study presents a case of replacing two maxillary primary canines and related impacted permanent canines with two single implants, in conjunction with grafting lost hard tissue. By using immediate postextraction implant placement and provisionalization protocols, the stability of the implant was ensured while bypassing the bony void created by the removal of the primary canines. In this res...

Patients with impacted ectopic canines often present to Orthodontic and Oral and Maxillofacial units, with 85% being displaced palatally. Current orthodontic opinion suggests that the creation of adequate space ultimately allows the spontaneous eruption of most impacted canines, but we are often requested to operate to facilitate their eruption. There are several approaches, techniques that var...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study is to explore differences in crown-to-root angulation between lateral incisors adjacent to palatally impacted canines (PICs) and lateral incisors adjacent to normally erupted canines (NECs). METHODS Orthodontic records of 100 subjects (51 with PICs and 49 with NECs) were reviewed. Crown-to-root angulations of all lateral incisors were measured manually o...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the orthodontic treatment planning for impacted maxillary canines based on conventional orthodontic treatment records versus three-dimensional (3D) information taken from single cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study consisted of 40 individuals with impacted maxillary canines. Patients were identified from a...

Intraosseous movement of an unerupted tooth across the midline of the jaw is known as dental transmigration. This infrequent event is mostly found in the mandibular canines. There are four new cases of mandibular canine transmigration presented here. The literature on this anomalous phenomenon is also reviewed.

AUTHORS: Dr. Anil Yadav; Reader, Department of Periodontics, Dr. Vineet Vinayak; Professor, Deptt of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dr. Harpreet Singh Grover; Professor, Dr. Amit Bhardwaj; Senior Lecturer, Dr.Yaswin Singh; PG Student, Department of Periodontics, SGT Dental College, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Dr. Meenu Jain, Professor Address Of Correspondence: Dr. Amit Bhardwaj; Senior L...

PURPOSE The aim of the study was to assess the effect of orthodontic movement of the impacted canines after surgical exposure and alignment on the periodontal status of the transpositioned and adjacent teeth as well as to compare certain parameters with those of spontaneously erupted teeth. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-four patients (mean age 18.4 +/- 3.66) with unilaterally impacted 24 canine...

T canines have the highest reported incidence of dental transposition—most commonly with the first premolar, followed by the lateral incisor.1-8 Several authors have described cases in which canine transpositions were resolved or the teeth were aligned in their transposed positions. 9-11 To our knowledge, however, no one has reported treating a patient in whom bilaterally impacted upper canines...

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...