Pre-eruptive coronal resorption of a maxillary canine: a case report

Omar Yaqoob; Andrew T DiBiase; Riccarda Kane; Padhraig S Fleming

Pre-eruptive coronal resorption of a maxillary canine: a case report

Orthodontics (Chic.). 2011 Summer;12(2):148-51.

Authors

Omar Yaqoob¹, Andrew T DiBiase, Riccarda Kane, Padhraig S Fleming

Affiliation

¹ East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust and GKT Dental Institute, Kent, United Kingdom.

PMID: 21935509

Abstract

This paper is the first to highlight a case of pre-eruptive coronal resorption of a maxillary canine in a patient undergoing extraction-based fixed appliance therapy. The etiology, clinical implications, and management of pre-eruptive coronal resorption are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cuspid / diagnostic imaging
Cuspid / pathology*
Humans
Male
Malocclusion, Angle Class I / complications*
Malocclusion, Angle Class I / therapy
Maxilla
Radiography
Tooth Crown / diagnostic imaging
Tooth Crown / pathology*
Tooth Eruption
Tooth Resorption / complications
Tooth Resorption / diagnostic imaging
Tooth Resorption / pathology*
Tooth, Impacted / complications
Tooth, Impacted / pathology*