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Impacted teeth: Their place is in the dental arch
Alberto Consolaro1,2, Mauricio de Almeida Cardoso3
1Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontopediatria (Ribeirão Preto/SP, Brazil).
Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
|January 30, 2020
Summary
Unerupted teeth can be biologically guided into their correct positions within the dental arch. Orthodontic mechanics can direct these erupting teeth to their prepared sites.
Area of Science:
- Dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Developmental Biology
Background:
- Unerupted teeth pose a clinical challenge in orthodontics.
- The pericoronal follicle contains biological mediators crucial for tooth eruption.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the biological potential of unerupted teeth for guided eruption.
- To present a principle for directing unerupted teeth to their final arch position.
Main Methods:
- Review of biological eruption mechanisms.
- Application of orthodontic mechanics for tooth guidance.
- Case presentation demonstrating guided eruption.
Main Results:
- The pericoronal follicle retains the capacity to release eruption-mediating factors.
- Biological eruption can be directed and controlled.
- Orthodontic mechanics successfully guided an unerupted tooth to its designated arch space.
Conclusions:
- Unerupted teeth possess inherent biological potential for eruption guidance.
- Orthodontic intervention can effectively direct unerupted teeth to their correct positions.
- A principle for managing unerupted teeth involves biological direction and mechanical guidance.
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