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. 2012 Aug;4(Suppl 2):S234-8.
doi: 10.4103/0975-7406.100216.

Impacted canines: Etiology, diagnosis, and orthodontic management

Ranjit Manne  1 , Chandrasekhar Gandikota, Shubhaker Rao Juvvadi, Haranath Reddy Medapati Rama, Sampath Anche
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Impacted canines: Etiology, diagnosis, and orthodontic management

Ranjit Manne et al. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

Impaction of maxillary and mandibular canines is a frequently encountered clinical problem, the treatment of which usually requires an interdisciplinary approach. Surgical exposure of the impacted tooth and the complex orthodontic mechanisms that are applied to align the tooth into the arch may lead to varying amounts of damage to the supporting structures of the tooth, not to mention the long treatment duration and the financial burden to the patient. Hence, it seems worthwhile to focus on the means of early diagnosis and interception of this clinical situation. In the present article, an overview of the incidence and sequelae, as well as the surgical, periodontal, and orthodontic considerations in the management of impacted canines is presented.

Keywords: Diagnosis; etiology; impacted canines; orthodontic techniques; prevention; surgical techniques.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Box 1
Etiologic factors – associated with impacted canines
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Figure 1
Schematic illustration showing the normalization rates of the maxillary canine after extraction of the primary canine when the permanent maxillary canine is located mesially and distally to the midline of the lateral incisor
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Figure 2
Recommended surgical techniques relative to the mucogingival junction (MGJ) when the canine cusp is (a) coronal to the MGJ: gingivectomy; (b) apical to the MGJ: creating an apically positioned flap; and (c) significantly apical to the MGJ: using a closed eruption technique
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