ORTHODONTIC AND RESTORATIVE PROCEDURES FOR RETAINED DECIDUOUS TEETH IN THE ADULT

The restorative dentist will occasionally be confronted with complex t reatment planning such as (1) tooth-to-arch dimensional discrepancies, (2) teeth tilted from the vertical midline, (3) teeth overlapped with root contact, (4) horizontal loss of arch dimension from retained dec iduous teeth, (5) an impacted adult canine tooth, and (6) peg lateral incisors. Pretreatment diagnostic tooth positioning on replica casts, radiographs, pertinent clinical information, and strategic prosthodont ic and orthodontic therapy can ensure predictable treatment. Orthodont ic and restorative procedures for three patients with these described discrepancies are detailed to support the direction of treatment plann ing.