Orthodontic management of faciolingual horizontally impacted maxillary central incisor.
This paper describes the successful alignment of a horizontally impacted maxillary central incisor positioned high in the vestibule, in a 15-year-old girl, by purely orthodontic means. A unique and innovative technique for traction was employed so as to cause minimal injury to the neighboring soft tissue. The article is a step forward in establishing the predictability of orthodontic alignment in management of such cases, which may become the method of choice over extractions or surgical repositionings.
Chawla
H S
HS
Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Oral Health Sciences Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. chawlahs@glide.co.in
Kapur
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology*; D050793:Orthodontic Extrusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*