[Orthodontic correction of a complex malocclusion of the canine teeth of dento-alveolar and skeletal origin using a model cast device in the upper jaw of the dog].
Malocclusion of the canines, which in dogs is frequent and often has a congenital pattern, remains a challenge to treat. Steeply positioned lower jaw canines are corrected by means of a specifically designed orthodontic intervention. The case at hand was characterized by a combination of a slight skeletal distal bite and compensatory distal tilt of the entire premaxilla (retrusion, caudal tilt) with a mesial tilt of the canines in the upper jaw (rostral and anterior tilt). An individual solution was found which resulted in a functional adjustment of both upper and lower jaws. A model cast device which included both appropriately tilted areas and screws to ensure distal adjustment solved the problem.
Heiniger
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S
Abteilung Chirurgie, Orthopädie und Stomatologie der kleinen Haustiere, Departement für klinische Veterinärmedizin der Universität Bern.
Berger
M
M
Flury
K
K
Schawalder
P
P
D000818:Animals; D003481:Cuspid / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000662:veterinary*; D010519:Periodontium