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<p>The causes of tooth impaction are as numerous as are ways to manage the problem. Treatment is usually instituted only after an unfavourable eruption prognosis of the impacted tooth has been established from radiographic and clinical examination. Advantages of guided eruption and surgical removal have to be weighed. Fifteen cases of various degrees of impaction, difficulty of treatment, complications and failures of eruption are discussed.</p>
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The causes of tooth impaction are as numerous as are ways to manage the problem. Treatment is usually instituted only after an unfavourable eruption prognosis of the impacted tooth has been established from radiographic and clinical examination. Advantages of guided eruption and surgical removal have to be weighed. Fifteen cases of various degrees of impaction, difficulty of treatment, complications and failures of eruption are discussed.

Experiences with Unerupted Anterior and Posterior Teeth

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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The causes of tooth impaction are as numerous as are ways to manage the problem. Treatment is usually instituted only after an unfavourable eruption prognosis...

Experiences with Unerupted Anterior and Posterior Teeth

Publicado en línea: 24 ene 2024

Páginas: 191 - 198

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1993-0003

Palabras clave
Impaction, uneruption, assisted eruption, primary failure of eruption

© 1993 Gek Kiow Goh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Experiences with Unerupted Anterior and Posterior Teeth

Publicado en línea: 24 ene 2024

Páginas: 191 - 198

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1993-0003

Palabras claveImpaction, uneruption, assisted eruption, primary failure of eruption

© 1993 Gek Kiow Goh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Impaction, uneruption, assisted eruption, primary failure of eruption