Unerupted incisors: a case report illustrating an attractive solution

J Int Assoc Dent Child. 1990 Jul;20(1):22-5.

Abstract

A case is described in which, after removal of midline supernumerary teeth on two separate occasions, an unerupted central incisor was brought into the arch with the aid of neodymium-iron-boron magnets. Once the incisor was visible, a pre-adjusted upper edgewise appliance was used to guide the tooth into its correct position.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Incisor
  • Magnetics*
  • Male
  • Palatal Expansion Technique
  • Tooth Eruption
  • Tooth Movement Techniques / methods*
  • Tooth, Impacted / etiology
  • Tooth, Impacted / therapy*
  • Tooth, Supernumerary / complications
  • Tooth, Unerupted*