| AUTOTANSPLANTATION OF IMPACTED MAXILLARY CANINES: CASE REPORTS |
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Yoonsik Ko, Ji-Yeon Kim, Ki-Tae Park |
| Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine |
| 자가 이식을 이용한 매복 견치의 치험례: 증례보고 |
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고윤식, 김지연, 박기태 |
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성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 치과진료부 소아치과 |
Correspondence:
Ki-Tae Park, Tel: 02-3410-2426, Email: park2426@skku.edu
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Received: 5 August 2011 • Accepted: 14 November 2011 |
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| Abstract |
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Maxillary canine impaction is a common eruption problem in children. Impaction frequently involves further complications such as root resorption of adjacent teeth, cyst formation and migration of the neighboring teeth, etc. Various treatment modalities include extraction of preceding deciduous canine, orthodontic traction, and surgical extraction followed by immediate replantation of the extracted tooth at the proper position(autotransplantation). Autotransplantation is considered as the treatment of choice when surgical exposure and subsequent orthodontic traction are difficult or impossible due to unfavorable impacted position. The prognosis of autotransplantation is affected by the degree of apex formation, surgical procedures performed, timing of root canal treatment, and length of stabilization period. In these two cases presented, the patients with unerupted maxillary canine were treated with autotransplantation. One case was thought that guidance of eruption by orthodontic traction was difficult because of its unfavorable impacted position. In the other case, parents didn't agree to treat by orthodontic traction, therefore autotransplantation was done. In both cases, autotransplantation was carried out following root canal treatment and orthodontic treatment, and both cases have demonstrated to be successful to this day. |
| Key Words:
Maxillary canine, Autotransplantation, Impaction |
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