The treatment of an ankylosed canine: Luxation and forced eruption.
- Author:
Dong Hyuk IM
1
;
Dong Seok NAHM
;
Young Il CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Seoul National university, Korea. drchang@plaza.snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Trauma;
Ankylosis;
Luxation;
Forced eruption
- MeSH:
Ankylosis;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Mortuary Practice;
Orthodontic Extrusion*;
Percussion;
Tooth;
Tooth Mobility
- From:Korean Journal of Orthodontics
2002;32(6):395-400
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This paper outlines the case of a 56 year-old man undertaking treatment by means of luxation and forced eruption of an ankylosed canine. At the time of diagnosis, the ankylosis of the tooth was not suspected, because there were not signs of intrusive luxation nor horizontal diaplacement. Only after the application of a vertical elastic force failed to erupt the maxillary left canine, was the ankylosis of that tooth suspected. At the time of reevaluation, the maxillary left canine hads no physiologic tooth mobility and emitted a sharp, ringing sound upon percussion. Hence, the maxillary left canine was considered ankylosed. The treatment course then changed to the extrusion of the canine through the surgical luxation of the tooth and the prompt application of vertical extrusive forces. The above outcome was successful for the patient not only in the orthodontic aspect, but also in terms of the periodontal considerations.
