title: Management of impacted all canines with surgical exposure and alignment by orthodontic treatment.
abstract: Canine impaction is a dental problem very often encountered in orthodontic practice. After the third molar, the canine is the most frequently impacted tooth. Bringing the impacted canine into a normal position is important for functional occlusion and the final esthetics of the orthodontic treatment. This article illustrates a peculiar case, in which all four permanent canines maintained their unerupted status at age of 16 years. All four impacted canines were surgically exposed, attachment bonded, traction given with K-9 spring and ideally positioned with fixed orthodontic mechanotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Faculty of Dental Science, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Radha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Katiyar
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.forename: Gyan P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Akhil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
keywords: Canine; impaction; surgical exposure