Treatment of an impacted supernumerary tooth using limited fixed orthodontic appliances.
A 42-year and 9-month-old female with an impacted supernumerary tooth was treated with limited fixed orthodontic appliances. As seen in this case, it is possible to successfully treat impacted teeth in adults even though the most common time to treat impactions is during adolescence.
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, USA.
Jae Hyun
JH
Park
Kiyoshi
K
Tai
Akira
A
Kanao
D000328:Adult; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D050793:Orthodontic Extrusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*