Canine teeth impacted in the palate--case report
Golovcencu, L.; Costan, V.V.
Revista Medico-Chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici Si Naturalisti Din Iasi 115(4): 1267-1270
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0048-7848 PMID: 22276481 Document Number: 655155
Maxillary canines have the longest period of development, the deepest area of formation and the most difficult path of all teeth. The maxillary canines are the most likely to remain unerupted or impacted. The maxillary permanent canine is considered important by virtue of its place in the scheme of functional occlusion and its contribution to facial appearance. We successfully orthodontically treated two cases with palatally impacted canines. Although both cases had palatally impacted canines, they were different due to canine position and angulation.