Maintaining an ideal tooth-gingiva relationship when exposing and aligning an impacted tooth.
An ideal tooth-gingiva relationship is important to aesthetics and function. Predictable methods of establishing an ideal tooth-gingiva relationship are described for exposing and aligning impacted teeth.
D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*