title: Surgical repositioning of a severely impacted mandibular second molar.
abstract: A 16-year-old girl was referred for surgical-orthodontic treatment with the chief complaint of an unerupted mandibular left second molar. With the exception of this molar, the patient had a fully erupted permanent dentition. A panoramic radiograph showed a horizontally impacted mandibular left second molar beneath a mesially impacted third molar. A surgical approach was used to upright and reposition the impacted second molar. When a molar is severely impacted, surgical uprighting may provide a viable option when other treatment modalities are contraindicated. This case shows an example of successful use of a surgical approach for uprighting and repositioning an impacted molar. The impacted molar was moved into its proper position with surgical exposure, after which it showed good stability.
authors.affiliation: GATA Dental Sciences Center, Orthodontics Department, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey. fidansabuncuoglu@yahoo.com.tr
authors.forename: Fidan Alakuş
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Sabuncuoglu
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sencimen
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gülses
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*