Displacement of a mandibular canine following fracture of the mandible.
Much has been written on the aetiology of impacted maxillary canines, but ectopic mandibular canines, being a rarer anomaly, have attracted much less attention. This report describes a case in which the probable aetiology of the displacement of a lower canine was a mandibular fracture through the developing crypt.
Department of Orthodontics, Dental School, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000209:etiology*; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000209:etiology*