title: Orthodontic-surgical management of an impacted dilacerated maxillary central incisor: a clinical case report.
abstract: Dilaceration is one of the causes of maxillary central incisor eruption failure. Surgical excision is frequently the first choice of treatment for a severely dilacerated incisor. In this article, the case of a horizontally impacted and dilacerated maxillary central incisor was diagnosed and treated by surgical exposure using the apically repositioned flap technique combined with orthodontic traction. The dilacerated incisor was successfully moved into alignment, with pulpal vitality and periodontal health present 2 years following treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, The National Dental Centre, Singapore. mingtak@pacific.net.sg
authors.forename: Ming Tak
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: Marianne Meng-Ann
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D011859:Radiography; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*