Forced eruption of adjoining maxillary premolars using a removable orthodontic appliance: a case report.
Forced eruption can be performed in teeth with caries, fracture, resorption or perforation in the cervical third of the root or isolated teeth with one- or two-walled vertical periodontal defects. The purpose of this case report is to introduce an innovative orthodontic appliance which enables forced eruption. This appliance is easy to fabricate, cost-effective and very effective in forced eruption of non-restorable teeth.
Jafarzadeh
Hamid
H
Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Mashad, Iran. j365@yahoo.com <j365@yahoo.com>
Talati
Ali
A
Basafa
Mohammad
M
Noorollahian
Saeed
S
D000328:Adult; D001641:Bicuspid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; D050793:Orthodontic Extrusion / Q000295:instrumentation*