title: Correction of bilateral impacted mandibular canines with a lip bumper for anchorage reinforcement.
abstract: Multiple treatment options are available to patients with impacted manibular canines in addition to a retained deciduous canine. This article describes the treatment of a prepubertal girl, aged 10 years 6 months, with a skeletal Class I, dental Class II Division 1 malocclusion, retrognathic mandible, deep overbite, proclined maxillary incisors, midline diastema, and bilateral mandibular canine impaction. The orthodontic treatment plan included extraction of the deciduous canine and forced eruption of the impacted canines. A modified lip bumper appliance was used both for forced eruption and to reinforce anchorage. Through the collaborative efforts of an orthodontist and an oral surgeon, an excellent esthetic and functional outcome was achieved.
authors: Division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
authors: Sachin
authors: S
authors: Agarwal
authors: Sumit
authors: S
authors: Yadav
authors: Neelesh V
authors: NV
authors: Shah
authors: Ashima
authors: A
authors: Valiathan
authors: Flavio
authors: F
authors: Uribe
authors: Ravindra
authors: R
authors: Nanda
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000502:physiology; D008334:Mandible; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D050793:Orthodontic Extrusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057887:Overbite / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome