[Impacted maxillary cuspid. I. Etiology and diagnosis].
Attention is paid to the normal and disturbed eruption of the upper cuspid. Genetic factors seem to play the most important role in impaction or delayed eruption. The dentist needs to be aware of the diagnostic and roentgenological features of this phenomenon.
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B J
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Afdeling Mondziekten en Kaakchirurgie van het Medisch Spectrum Twente te Enschede.
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D003481:Cuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*