title: Forced eruption in the esthetic zone.
abstract: This article describes the background, technique, and benefits of forced eruption vs conventional osseous surgery in maintaining anterior esthetics. Four case reports will demonstrate the benefits of the procedure for maintaining esthetics and phonetics and preventing open interproximal spaces, which are seen frequently after conventional surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016556:Crown Lengthening / Q000379:methods*; D003442:Crowns; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000628:therapy*