A Rare Case Report Of Bilateral Maxillary Canine ' First Premolar-Transposition
- Author:
L.A. TELANG
1
;
J. NERALI
;
A. TELANG
;
P.V.K. CHAKRAVARTHY
Author Information
1. Departmentt of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Penang
- Publication Type:Case report
- Keywords:
Tooth transposition;
dental anomaly;
bilateral;
maxillary canine-1st premolar
- From:
Annals of Dentistry
2012;19(1):24-27
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Tooth transposition is a rare developmental anomalyaffecting less than 1% of the population. Thepermanent maxillary canine and 1st premolar are themost commonly affected teeth. Bilateral maxillarycanine-1st premolar transpositions are extremely rarewith only a handful of cases being reported in theliterature. We report one such case of bilateralmaxillary canine-1st premolar transposition in a 28year old Malaysian female which was associated withother dental anomalies.
