Submerged and Impacted Primary Molars.
Submerged tooth is the one that is depressed below the occlusal plane. Dental ankylosis is thought to be a major cause of submergence. Submerged deciduous teeth have the potential to cause malocclusion not only by prevention of their exfoliation and subsequent replacement by permanent teeth but also by causing tilting of proximal teeth and extrusion of opposing tooth. The purpose of this report is to present three different cases of submerged deciduous teeth and their clinical effects.
Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, ZA Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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SK
Mishra
Reader and Chairman, Department of Pedodontics, ZA Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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MK
Jindal
Private Practice, The Gentle Dental Home, Ramghat Road, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rajat Pratap
RP
Singh
Major, US Army, Weed Army Community Hospital, Fort Irwin, California, USA.
Thomas R
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Stark
Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ZA Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Hashmi
Ankylosed.; Deciduous; Submerged