Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 222-233 , September 2010

Extreme Tooth Impaction and Its Resolution

  • Adrian Becker

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Adrian Becker, Department of Orthodontics, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine (founded by the Alpha Omega Fraternity), Box 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel

References 

  1. Becker A, Chaushu G, Chaushu A. An analysis of failure in the treatment of impacted maxillary canines. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop. July, 2008;
  2. Becker A. The Orthodontic Treatment of Impacted Teeth. 2nd ed.. Abingdon: Informa Healthcare Publishers; 2007;
  3. Becker A, Brin I, Ben-Bassat Y, et al. Closed-eruption surgical technique for impacted maxillary incisors: A post-orthodontic periodontal evaluation. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop. 2002;122:9–14
  4. Chaushu S, Brin I, Ben-Bassat Y, et al. Periodontal status following surgical-orthodontic alignment of impacted central incisors by an open-eruption technique. Eur J Orthod. 2003;25:579–584
  5. Chaushu S, Dykstein N, Ben-Bassat Y, et al. Periodontal status of impacted maxillary incisors uncovered by two different surgical techniques. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009;67:120–124
  6. Becker A, Shpack N, Shteyer A. Attachment bonding to impacted teeth at the time of surgical exposure. Eur J Orthod. 1996;18:457–463
  7. Kornhauser S, Abed Y, Harari D, et al. The resolution of palatally-impacted canines using palatal-occlusal force from a buccal auxiliary. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop. 1996;110:528–534
  8. Chaushu S, Chaushu G, Becker A. The role of digital volume tomography in the imaging of impacted teeth. World J Orthod. 2004;5:120–132
  9. Vanarsdall RL, Corn H. Soft-tissue management of labially positioned unerupted teeth. Am J Orthod. 1977;72:53–64
  10. Becker A, Caspi N, Chaushu S. Conventional Wisdom and the surgical exposure of impacted teeth. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2009;12:82–93
  11. Chaushu S, Becker A, Zeltser R, et al. Patients' perception of recovery after exposure of impacted teeth: A comparison of closed versus open-eruption techniques. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2005;63:323–329
  12. Chaushu S, Becker A, Zeltser R, et al. Patients' perception of recovery after surgical exposure of impacted maxillary teeth treated with an open-eruption surgical-orthodontic technique. Eur J Orthod. 2004;125:690–696
  13. Becker A, Chaushu S. Long-term follow-up of severely resorbed maxillary incisors following resolution of etiologically associated canine impaction. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop. 2005;127:650–654
  14. Chaushu S, Chaushu G. Skeletal implant anchorage in the treatment of impacted teeth—A review of the state of the art. Semin Orthod. 2010;16:234–241
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  17. Kokich VG. Surgical and orthodontic management of impacted maxillary canines. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop. 2004;126:278–283
  18. Ericson S, Bjerklin K, Falahat B. Does the canine dental follicle cause resorption of permanent incisor roots? (A computed tomographic study of erupting maxillary canines). Angle Orthod. 2002;72:95–104

PII: S1073-8746(10)00044-7

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2010.05.010

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 222-233 , September 2010

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