BRINGING IMPACTED MANDIBULAR 2ND PREMOLARS INTO OCCLUSION

Authors
SHAPIRA Y BORELL G KUFTINEC MM STOM D NAHLIELI O
Citation
Y. Shapira et al., BRINGING IMPACTED MANDIBULAR 2ND PREMOLARS INTO OCCLUSION, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 127(7), 1996, pp. 1075-1078
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
127
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1075 - 1078
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1996)127:7<1075:BIM2PI>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Impaction of the mandibular second premolars is relatively rare and ma y offer general dentists and orthodontists special challenges during t reatment, The authors discuss two cases involving impacted mandibular second premolars that had migrated before eruption. Surgical and ortho dontic therapies were used to bring the teeth into occlusion. The auth ors emphasize early diagnosis and a collaborative approach between the dental professionals involved in treating these affected patients.