Treatment of a patient with Class II malocclusion, impacted maxillary canine with a dilacerated root, and peg-shaped lateral incisors.
The maxillary canines are important teeth in terms of esthetics and function. This case report describes the orthodontic treatment of a 12-year-old girl whose Class II malocclusion was complicated by an impacted maxillary canine and peg-shaped lateral incisors. Despite dilaceration of the root, the impacted canine was brought into alignment. The peg-shaped lateral incisors were extracted, and the spaces were closed, resulting in favorable esthetics and good occlusion in the long term.
Tausche
Eve
E
Orthodontic Department, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany. Eve.Tausche@uniklinikum-dresden.de
Harzer
Winfried
W
D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008437:Maxilla; D050793:Orthodontic Extrusion; D019516:Orthodontic Space Closure; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000150:complications*; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*