The assessment of and treatment options for the buried maxillary canine.
Impaction of the upper permanent canine is almost as common as impaction of the third molar. The likelihood of being able to align one of these teeth with the rest of the dentition depends on a number of factors, and several treatment options are available.
McSherry
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Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003481:Cuspid / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008280:Magnetics; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008437:Maxilla; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014090:Tooth Replantation; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*