Management of impacted all canines with surgical exposure and alignment by orthodontic treatment

Management of impacted all canines with surgical exposure and alignment by orthodontic treatment

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Canine impaction is a dental problem very often encountered in orthodontic Kits 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 Yohimbe spring and ideally positioned with fixed orthodontic mechanotherapy.