Long-term survival of retained deciduous mandibular second molars and maxillary canine incorporated into final occlusion / 대한치과교정학회지
The Korean Journal of Orthodontics
; : 323-333, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Orthodontic treatment of a complex case that involves retained deciduous mandibular second molars with missing permanent successors is challenging. Usually, congenitally missing teeth are manifested with other dental anomalies that further complicate orthodontic treatment, such as retained deciduous teeth, impactions, transpositions and peg-shaped lateral incisors. Even though the long term prognosis of the retained deciduous tooth is not fully predictable, if the teeth are in good condition, the patient and clinician may incline towards a decision to preserve the deciduous teeth as long as possible. This case report demonstrates that deciduous teeth, in this case the mandibular second molars and maxillary canine, can be incorporated into final occlusion with clinically stable long-term results.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Tooth
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Tooth, Deciduous
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Incisor
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Molar
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Orthodontics
Year:
2017
Type:
Article