Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Dec 2023)

Orthodontic treatment of a transmigrated mandibular canine: a case report

  • Trakyali Göksu,
  • Çildir Şule Kavaloğlu,
  • Sandalli Nüket

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2010-0032
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 2
pp. 195 – 200

Abstract

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Intraosseous migration of a lower canine across the midline is a rare dental anomaly. The treatment options include: forced eruption of the unerupted tooth using orthodontic traction, autotransplantation, extraction followed by prosthetic replacement.