Case Report
Year : 2018 | Volume : 9 | Issue : 1 | Page : 41-47
Orthodontic management of palatally impacted canine
Thirunavukkarasu Ramanathan, Tamizhmani Jayachandran, C Nirupama, Suresh Anand, Prashanth Chandrasekaran, Krishna Priya
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Dental Sciencies, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Thirunavukkarasu Ramanathan
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Dental Sciencies, Madhuranthagam, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
Impacted canine teeth are problems frequently encountered in dental practice. Maxillary canine teeth are the most commonly impacted teeth next to third molars. Incidence of palatal impaction is greater than labial impaction. Many etiological factors attributed for canine impaction. Timely diagnosis and interception provide a better management of impacted canine. There are various orthodontic auxiliaries used for disimpaction of canine. Ballista spring is one of the simplified orthodontic auxiliary spring developed by Harry Jacoby used for repositioning impacted teeth. It delivers light force, excellent biomechanics, simplicity of the design, patient comfort, and esthetics. This case report presents a case of orthodontic repositioning of palatally impacted canine in a 15-year-old using ballista's spring.
Source of Support:
None
Conflict of Interest:
None
DOI: 10.4103/ijor.ijor_49_17
How to cite this article: Ramanathan T, Jayachandran T, Nirupama C, Anand S, Chandrasekaran P, Priya K. Orthodontic management of palatally impacted canine. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2018;9:41-7.
