title: Mandibular second molar impaction treatment using skeletal anchorage.
abstract: The mandibular second molar impaction is a rare dental anomaly with a very challenging treatment. Although there are some treatment modalities, often the proper option is surgical exposure and orthodontically assisted eruption with a high rate of success depending on the appropriate appliance design, which assures a good control of the tooth movement with minimum side effects. A case report of a severe bilaterally impaction of the mandibular second molar in an adolescent female patient is presented, successfully treated using a miniplate, as skeletal anchorage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. enache_magdalena@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aurelia Magdalena
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Enache
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nicolescu
authors.forename: Carmen Elena
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Georgescu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000628:therapy*