ANKYLOSIS - AN ORTHODONTIC PROBLEM WITH A RESTORATIVE SOLUTION

Authors
MULLALLY BH BLAKELY D BURDEN DJ
Citation
Bh. Mullally et al., ANKYLOSIS - AN ORTHODONTIC PROBLEM WITH A RESTORATIVE SOLUTION, British Dental Journal, 179(11-12), 1995, pp. 426-429
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
British Dental Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070610
Volume
179
Issue
11-12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
426 - 429
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0610(1995)179:11-12<426:A-AOPW>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
This case illustrates a restorative approach using adhesive techniques to overcome the aesthetic and functional problems associated with inf raclusion of a mandibular canine tooth resulting from ankylosis. In th is case a diagnosis of ankylosis was confirmed after 3 months of fixed appliance orthodontic therapy failed to extrude the tooth.