title: Management of root dilaceration of an impacted maxillary central incisor following orthodontic treatment: an unusual therapeutic outcome.
abstract: There are rare cases of impacted permanent central incisors with dilaceration, a dental deformity characterized by pronounced angulation of the longitudinal tooth axis. This paper presents the orthodontic alignment of a permanent maxillary left central incisor in a 7.5-year-old boy, which appeared impacted radiologically and displayed root dilaceration. Following surgical exposure with the closed-eruption technique and appropriate orthodontic traction, the tooth was successfully aligned into the dental arch and the root was radiologically shown to be straightened and relatively well developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Dental School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. ntopouz@dent.auth.gr
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Topouzelis
authors.forename: Phoebus
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsaousoglou
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gofa
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005893:Gingivoplasty; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000002:abnormalities; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome