title: Surgical-orthodontic management of bilateral multiple impactions in non-syndromic patient.
abstract: Several surgical and orthodontic treatment options are available to disimpact the impacted teeth. But the closed eruption technique has the best long-term prognosis. The tooth is surgically exposed, an attachment is bonded to it, flap is resutured over it and an orthodontic extrusive force is delivered to bring the tooth into occlusion. This case report presents a case with multiple impacted teeth in which no syndrome or systemic conditions were detected. A 20-year-old female patient reported for orthodontic treatment with chief complaint of multiple unerupted permanent teeth and retained primary teeth. Radiographic examination revealed impacted 14, 15, 24, 25, 33, 34, 43 and 44. Surgical exposure of the impacted teeth was done after extraction of retained primary teeth. Forced eruption of these teeth was done by applying traction with closed eruption technique. After careful treatment planning followed by guided eruption of impacted teeth, patient finished with a significantly improved functional and aesthetic result.
authors: Department of Orthodontics, Bharti Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India. SMILESNPROFILES@REDIFFMAIL.COM
authors: Jiwanasha Manish
authors: JM
authors: Agrawal
authors: Manish Suresh
authors: MS
authors: Agrawal
authors: Lalita Girish
authors: LG
authors: Nanjannawar
mesh_terms: D003481:Cuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult