A modified technique for ligating impacted canines.
This article describes a combined surgical-orthodontic method to manage impacted teeth, primarily maxillary canines. The method uses a modified type of ligation chain that enables the oral surgeon to lasso the tooth with ease and affords the orthodontist large, successively placed eyelets to which he can easily tie elastic thread in order to keep continuous heavy force pulling the tooth toward the oral cavity.
D003481:Cuspid; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*