title: Ankylosed maxillary incisor with severe root resorption treated with a single-tooth dento-osseous osteotomy, vertical alveolar distraction osteogenesis, and mini-implant anchorage.
abstract: Dentoalveolar ankylosis interferes with the vertical growth of the alveolar process, which can lead to an open bite, an unesthetic smile, and occlusal disharmony. This case report presents a new treatment protocol for an ankylosed tooth with severe root resorption using a combined surgical orthodontic management protocol involving a single-tooth dento-osseous osteotomy and vertical alveolar distraction osteogenesis with intraoral elastics and mini-implant anchorage. After distraction and active orthodontic treatment, the patient's anterior open bite was corrected. A Class I dental relationship was achieved, overjet was decreased, and a normal incisor relationship was obtained.
authors.affiliation: Assistant professor, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. Electronic address: nebuydas@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Neslihan Ebru
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Senışık
authors.affiliation: Assistant professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülperi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koçer
authors.affiliation: Associate professor, Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bulem Üreyen
authors.initials: BÜ
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D024343:Open Bite / Q000628:therapy; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D050793:Orthodontic Extrusion / Q000379:methods; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D057887:Overbite / Q000628:therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000601:surgery*; D020254:Tooth Ankylosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods