Annals of Dentistry 2012;19(1):24-27

A Rare Case Report Of Bilateral Maxillary Canine ' First Premolar-Transposition

L.A. TELANG 1 ; J. NERALI ; A. TELANG ; P.V.K. CHAKRAVARTHY

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Keywords

Tooth transposition; dental anomaly; bilateral; maxillary canine-1st premolar

Country

Malaysia

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.