Case report: severe infraocclusion ankylosis occurring in siblings.
OBJECTIVE
This was to report a rare case of strong familiar tendency of ankylosis of maxillary second primary molars.


METHODS
Three Caucasian children, male twins of 8.5 years and a sister of 10 years, were diagnosed as having severely infraccluded maxillary second primary molars with underlying second premolars. In all three cases, the early extraction of the infraoccluded molars and an active treatment with cervical extraoral traction allowed the physiologic eruption of second premolars. Follow-up showed that normal vertical relationship and bone height had been obtained.


CONCLUSIONS
Early diagnosis, as well as appropriate treatment and careful follow-up are very important in the presence of severe infraocclusion, when the marginal ridge of affected primary teeth is at or below gingival level.
Department of Orthodontics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, School of Dentistry, Rome. p.cozza@flashnet.it
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Cozza
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Gatto
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Ballanti
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De Toffol
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Mucedero
D002648:Child; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology*; D020254:Tooth Ankylosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology*