title: Orthodontic movement of impacted cuspid in fibrodysplastic bone: a case report.
abstract: A case of orthodontic replacement of impacted cuspid in fibrodysplastic maxillary bone in a 12-year-old girl is reported. Fibrodysplastic bone is classically described as a fibrous bone without osteoblastic rimming. It is well known that orthodontic forces lead to tooth movement through proliferation and increased activity of bone cells (osteoblasts and osteoclasts). The reported case clinically support the latest histological studies suggesting that in fibrodisplastic bone osteoblasts are present but altered in shape and therefore difficult to recognize in sections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Second University of Naples, 80100 Naples, Italy. giuseppe.colella@unina2.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colella
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Itro
authors.forename: Letizia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perillo
authors.forename: Rosangela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cannavale
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans