Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry (대한소아치과학회지)

Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (대한소아치과학회)
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ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE TEETH IMPACTION

다수 영구치의 매복 및 맹출 지연의 교정치험례

  • Cho, Sa-Hyun (Dr. Cho Sa-Hyun Dental Clinic) ;
  • Kim, Soo-Ji (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Chonnam University Hospital) ;
  • Yang, Kyu-Ho (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University)
  • 조사현 (조사현 치과의원) ;
  • 김수지 (전남대학교 병원 구강악안면방사선학교실) ;
  • 양규호 (전남대학교 치과대학 소아치과학 교실)
  • Published : 1997.08.31
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Abstract

This report presents a case of adolescent patient who had multiple impacted teeth and no systemic disease, and was treated with removable and fixed orthodontic appliances. The results obtained through these cases were summarized as follows : 1. Even in the case without systemic disease, there can be the delayed eruption of multiple teeth 2. If the root formation is not completed, root have no excessive curvature, axial inclination of the tooth is not excessive, and there is eruption space, the tooth can be induced to normal occlusion. 3. Since esthetically proper occlusion and dentition was acquired by recovery of the impacted teeth to normal occlusion, the prosthodontic treatment after extraction of the impacted teeth was less needed. 4. This treatment brought psychological stability to pubertal patient who was interested in his facial profile.

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