Submerged permanent teeth: literature review and case report

Spieker, R.D.

General Dentistry 49(1): 64-8; quiz 69-70

2001


ISSN/ISBN: 0363-6771
PMID: 12004679
Document Number: 537104
Submerged permanent teeth pose a diagnostic as well as a treatment planning dilemma. Teeth with delayed eruption, arrested eruption, and paradoxical movement all can appear to be submerged teeth. While orthodontics may seem like the simplest solution, it often has the most frustrating results. A multidisciplinary approach often is required, utilizing surgical, orthodontic, and prosthetic components.

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