An orthodontic case of transposition of the upper right canine and first premolar.
Tooth transposition is a rare and severe positional anomaly that may create many orthodontic problems from both esthetic and functional points of view. In this report, we describe a case of the orthodontic management of a transposition of the upper canine and premolar with congenital absence of the upper lateral incisor. The patient was treated with a multibracket appliance and the extraction of three premolars, and treatment was completed without a need for any prosthetic replacement.
Sato
Kayo
K
Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Tokushima, Japan.
Yokozeki
Masahiko
M
Takagi
Toyoaki
T
Moriyama
Keiji
K
D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014081:Tooth Extraction