title: Management of horizontally impacted dilacerated lateral incisor.
abstract: Impaction of maxillary lateral incisor with odontome and retained deciduous tooth is not often seen in regular dental practice. Impaction of anterior teeth cause generalized spacing which affects the esthetics of the face. Here we report a case of an 18-year-old patient with horizontally impacted dilacerated lateral incisor, which was bought into occlusion with the help of orthodontic tooth movement within a span of 18 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Sibar Dental College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Anil Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Katta
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Sibar Dental College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Revathi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peddu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Panineeya Mahavidhyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences, Kamalanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Venkataramana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vannala
authors.affiliation: Departmen of Endodontics, St. Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vaishnavi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dasari
keywords: Dilacerated; impaction; odontome; retained