title: Rootless eruption of a mandibular permanent canine.
abstract: The purpose of this article was to describe the rootless eruption of a mandibular permanent canine in a 10-year-old boy; his mandible had been fractured in a car accident. The fracture was at the region of the developing canine, resulting in arrested root formation and causing abnormal, rootless eruption. Current theories on tooth eruption and the important role of the dental follicle in the process of eruption are discussed.
authors: Department of Orthodontics, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. yehoshua.shapira@gmail.com
authors: Yehoshua
authors: Y
authors: Shapira
authors: Mladen M
authors: MM
authors: Kuftinec
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003970:Diastema / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000628:therapy; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009805:Odontogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery