Labially impacted maxillary canine – a case report

Abstract

Introduction. Dental impactation is a dental eruption abnormality in which the tooth cannot erupt due to the influence of loco-regional, general and genetic factors. Maxillary canines can often remain impacted and can cause migration or pathological root resorbtion of adjacent teeth, dentigerous cyst formation, shortening the length of the dental arch, which requires the intervention of surgical-orthodontic treatment. Objective. In this paper we presented the orthodontic treatment performed for the correction of the eruption axis of an impacted maxillary canine, which has determined the malocclusion of the lateral incisor and the risk of its pathological root resorbtion. Discussion. After 34 months of orthodontic treatment, the alignment of 23 and 22 was obtained, a relatively balanced occlusion (considering that the patient refused to apply the fixed orthodontic device to the mandibular arch), the orthodontic dental movement being evaluated by repeated radiological examinations at an interval of 10-12 months.

Keywords

• labially impacted maxillary canine
• orthodontic treatment