An attractive solution to unerupted teeth.
A user- and patient-friendly method of treating unerupted teeth is described. A neodymium iron boron magnet is attached to the unerupted tooth, and a second, larger magnet is incorporated in a removable appliance. The resulting forces provide a friction-free system, requiring little or no adjustment, which rapidly encourages the unerupted tooth into a position in which it may be bonded and thereby aligned by more conventional methods.
Sandler
J P
JP
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000628:therapy*