Dentoalveolar traumatism in an adolescent

Abstract

The case report of an 18 years adolescent is presented, who had an accident in a motorcycle and she was referred to the Dental Medicine School of Torreón city, Coahuila State in Mexico, for the placement of dental implants. The orthodontic treatment included 2 phases: initial, with the installation of a removable, provisional and corrective partial denture, where an upper and lower fixed appliance was placed using the Roth technique. Malocclusion, tooth absence and bone loss were corrected with this treatment. A dental transmigration was achieved and after 22 months of evolution, the patient achieved a functional occlusion.

Keywords

• adolescente
• traumatismos de los dientes
• ortodoncia
• estética dental
• tratamiento ortodóncico
• transmigración dentaria.