[Classification and etiopathogenesis of upper canine impaction]

Minerva Ortognatod. 1990 Jan-Mar;8(1):59-69.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Classification and aetiopathogenesis of upper canine inclusion. The possible causes of upper canine inclusions are reviewed. After a detailed description of the factors that generally contribute to determining inclusions, it is stressed that correct aetiopathogenetic classification of this pathology can contribute to making the complex protocol for its treatment easier.

MeSH terms

  • Cuspid / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Maxilla
  • Radiography
  • Tooth, Impacted / diagnostic imaging
  • Tooth, Impacted / etiology*
  • Tooth, Unerupted / etiology*