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Transmigration of permanent mandibular canines. Case report.
P Shanmuhasuntharam1, L C Boon
1Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya.
Australian Dental Journal
|June 1, 1991
Summary
Transmigration, the unusual movement of permanent mandibular canines across the jaw
Area of Science:
- Dentistry
- Oral Surgery
- Orthodontics
Background:
- Transmigration is defined as the migration of a tooth across the midline of the jaw.
- This rare phenomenon is exclusively observed in permanent mandibular canines.
- Odontomas are a significant, though uncommon, etiological factor in dental anomalies.