Early diagnosis and prevention of impaction of the maxillary canine.
If there is no evidence of a canine bulge, and the tooth appears to be tipped medially in the frontal radiograph, with the crown medial to the lateral border of the nasal cavity, a future impaction of the maxillary canine is a significant possibility.
D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control