Treatment of a Class I malocclusion with a carious mandibular incisor and no Bolton discrepancy.
Occasionally orthodontists must plan treatment for a patient with extensive caries or a traumatic injury to one mandibular incisor. If the patient has a Bolton discrepancy, one treatment option could involve extraction of the affected mandibular incisor. However, if the patient does not have a Bolton discrepancy and a mandibular incisor is extracted, the treatment becomes more complicated. This case report will present and discuss the ramifications of extracting one mandibular incisor in a patient without an anterior tooth-size discrepancy. The CDABO Student Case Selection Committee chose this case for publication.
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Department of Orthodontics, University of Washington School of Dentistry, Tacoma, Washington, USA.
D000328:Adult; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible; D009811:Odontometry; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014081:Tooth Extraction