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A Rare Case of Unilateral Impacted Permanent Maxillary Canine Tooth in an Inverted Position
Dyna Albert1, Muthusekhar M R1, Santhosh P Kumar1
1Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Abstract:
The probability of occurrence of impacted permanent maxillary canine tooth is 2% and, in most cases, is an incidental finding. The management options for them vary from no treatment, surgical exposure, and orthodontic traction into dental arch, surgical removal, and autotransplantation. Although orthodontic traction into the dental arch is the ideal treatment of choice, it cannot be achieved in permanent maxillary canines impacted in unfavorable or aberrant positions. In this article, we report a rare case of a unilateral impacted permanent maxillary canine tooth in an inverted position, which was an incidental finding during the patient's routine dental examination and discuss the management options for impacted permanent maxillary canine teeth.
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