title: Traumatic loss of a maxillary central incisor treated with nonextraction orthodontics.
abstract: This case report describes the orthodontic treatment of a girl who lost her maxillary left central incisor from trauma. The patient had a concave profile, a Class I molar relationship on the right side and a Class II molar relationship on the left side, with a slight maxillary retrusion, an anterior edge-to-edge bite, and a posterior crossbite. Therefore, the treatment consisted of rapid palatal expansion to widen the maxilla in a transverse direction along with reverse headgear to improve the incisor relationship. The crown of the left canine was modified to resemble the left lateral incisor, and a porcelain veneer was placed to make the left lateral incisor resemble the left central incisor. This case report illustrates how orthodontics alone can be used to treat a missing central incisor, without a bridge or an implant.
authors: Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
authors: Shiyou
authors: S
authors: Huang
authors: Ting
authors: T
authors: Kang
authors: Yinzhong
authors: Y
authors: Duan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003801:Dental Veneers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D008437:Maxilla; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome