title: Management of an impacted and transposed maxillary canine.
abstract: Maxillary canine-lateral incisor transposition is a relatively rare anomaly, with both dental and facial esthetic implications. This is a case report of a maxillary canine-lateral incisor transposition that was successfully treated by surgical-orthodontic treatment followed by esthetic reshaping of the involved teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Maduravoyal, Chennai, India. drdeepti2000@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deepti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rayen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeevarathan
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Muthu
authors.forename: Prabhu V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Rathna
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000473:pathology*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000628:therapy*; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000628:therapy*