Case 5

Case 5

Impacted Teeth

Presentation:

• Upper canines (UR3 UL3) were impacted.
• Upper left canines (UL3) had resorbed (dissolved) the roots of upper left lateral incisor (UL2).
• Upper and lower first molars (4 teeth) were very hypoplastic (malformed and weakened enamel).
• Upper second premolars (UR5 UL5) were erupting in the palate.

Treatment:

• UR3 UL3 surgically exposed and gold chains bonded in order to align.
• All hypoplastic first molars were extracted.
• UL2 was also extracted as it too held a poor prognosis.
• All spaces closed and bite corrected.
• UL3 was substituted in the position of the extracted UL2.