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Published on: February 23, 2024
An Orthodontic Approach for the Correction of Transposition along with Multiple Impacted Teeth
Sanjay Prasad Gupta1, Jamal Giri2, Basanta Kumar Shrestha3
1Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Abstract:
Impaction of teeth affects patients' esthetics, speech, and masticatory efficiency. In addition, the transposition of teeth makes a case difficult to manage. This case report describes a case of a 14-year-old boy with the impaction of the maxillary right central incisor and canine along with the transposition of the right canine and lateral incisor. The impacted teeth were surgically exposed and guided into the arch using orthodontic traction. Likewise, the transposition was corrected orthodontically by moving the teeth to their desired position without any detrimental effect on the adjacent teeth. The patient's esthetics and occlusion improved substantially after the orthodontic intervention.
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