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Unerupted canine without median diastema.

The eruption of the canine is known to be a factor for diastema closure. In this study the relative changes in the orientation of the unerupted canine were assessed using the orthopantomographs of 9854 patients who sought consultation between April 1984 and March 1993. A total of 38 canines in 32 patients, all aged 11 years or older, were identified as unerupted canines. The features of the patients with unerupted canine showed no significant relation to diastema closure status, but some patients had unerupted horizontal or inverted canine without diastema even in the absence of a history of orthodontic treatment, suggesting the presence of a mechanical force due to some phenomenon other than canine eruption as a factor in diastema closure.

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Wine tasting and dental erosion. Case report.

A case of widespread dental erosion is reported in an individual who had worked in the wine industry for ten years. This occupation involved daily tasting of at least 20 wines, but often more. The erosion manifested as dental sensitivity with there being cervical erosion, occlusal pitting, and loss of enamel around restorations. The effect of immersing unerupted human teeth in white wine (pH 3.3) was examined with the scanning electron microscope, where marked surface changes had occurred after 24 hours of exposure.

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Management of the unerupted maxillary canine.

In orthodontic practice, many patients present with unerupted and impacted maxillary canine teeth. The clinical outcome is frequently compromised by a failure to diagnose the problem at the appropriate age. This article reviews the development of the maxillary canine, the assessment of normal and abnormal eruptive paths and the options for treatment, with particular emphasis on interceptive measures.

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Radiographic localization of unerupted teeth: further findings about the vertical tube shift method and other localization techniques.

The parallax method (image/tube shift method, Clark's rule, Richards' buccal object rule) is recommended to localize unerupted teeth. Richards' contribution to the development of the parallax method is discussed. The favored method for localization uses a rotational panoramic radiograph in combination with an occlusal radiograph involving a vertical shift of the x-ray tube. The use of this combination when localizing teeth and supernumeraries in the premolar region is illustrated. When taking an occlusal radiograph to localize an unerupted maxillary canine, clinical situations are presented where modification of the vertical angulation of the tube of 70 degrees to 75 degrees or of the horizontal position of the tube is warranted. The limitations of axial (true, cross-sectional, vertex) occlusal radiographs are also explored.

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The surgical and orthodontic management of unerupted teeth in cleidocranial dysostosis.

A common feature of patients with cleidocranial dysostosis is delayed shedding of deciduous teeth and failure of eruption of the permanent dentition. This article describes a method whereby orthodontic forces may be applied to these unerupted permanent teeth to move them into a satisfactory functional and aesthetic position with good periodontal support whilst maintaining their vitality. This method of treatment avoids the need for overdentures or other prosthetic aids which have often been used in the past.

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Detection of intracoronal resorption in an unerupted developing premolar: report of case.

Identification of a resorptive lesion in an unerupted premolar is detailed in this report of a 10-year-old female. The lesion was discovered during a periodic recall examination. Early detection and treatment of this resorptive process will minimize its potentially destructive capacity. Radiographic inspection of this lesion in the preeruptive dentition should be routinely performed.

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The distal shoe space maintainer chairside fabrication and clinical performance.

The chairside-fabricated distal shoe appliance, with a stainless steel crown as the retainer, is an efficacious and cost-effective appliance for guiding the unerupted permanent first molar into position after premature loss or extraction of the second primary molar. The fabrication technique is illustrated in this case report and data is presented on the success rate of the appliance.

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Effect of the lower third molars on the lower dental arch crowding.

Increasing lower dental arch crowding with the age is a recognized clinical problem, and one that has become more apparent in recent years as more adults retain their teeth longer. One of the theories is that the erupting third molars push anterior teeth forward and cause their crowding. On the other hand, a number of studies found no correlation between lower third molars and lower incisor crowding. Because of all these contrasting findings this study was started to re-evaluate correlation between third molars presence and lower dental arch crowding. The study group consisted of 91 subjects with an average age 21.01+/-4.13 years. The individual, quantitative and cast-based analytical registration of crowding was based on the measurements of mesiodistal width of teeth and related to the length of the appropriate segment of the lower dental arch. No statistically significant third molar presence-specific differences were recorded in the lower dental arch crowding between the groups with erupted, unerupted and agenesis of third molars. Although differences between the groups were not statistically significant, some tendency for crowding in the anterior part of lower dental arch was more expressed in the groups with the presence (erupted 0.57 mm and unerupted 0.74 mm) of third molars, than with agenesis (surplus space 0.03 mm). Nevertheless, the present study do not provide enough evidence to incriminate third molars as being the only or even major etiologic factor in the late lower dental arch crowding.

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Mixed dentition analysis: a review of methods and their accuracy.

Methods that have been proposed for mixed dentition analysis are reviewed. Prediction of the space required in the dental arch for unerupted permanent canines and premolars has been based either on the correlation between the mesio-distal widths of these teeth and of erupted mandibular incisors, or on measurements of the unerupted teeth on radiographs. Studies comparing the different methods have shown that the method of Hixon & Oldfather (1958), as refined by Staley & Kerber (1980), is the most accurate.

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Vertical parallax radiology to localize an object in the anterior part of the maxilla.

An evaluation has been made of four techniques of assessing, from radiographs, the position of unerupted maxillary teeth, using radio-opaque markers placed in various positions on the maxilla of a dried skull. Application of the parallax principle in a vertical plane, for which only two radiographs are needed, was found to produce as many correct conclusions as other methods.

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An unerupted canine--an unusual diagnostic problem?

A case is reported in which the eruption of an upper canine was delayed as a result of the presence of a denticle. This remained undiagnosed until the age of 13 years. The paper illustrates the clinical and diagnostic problems associated with denticles in this region due to their position close to, but not actually in, the midline.

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Third molars and incisor crowding: when removal is unwarranted.

Recent evidence indicates that extracting unerupted mandibular third molars neither decreases interdental force measurably nor prevents mandibular incisor crowding. There are valid reasons for extracting third molars. But extraction for the exclusive purpose of relieving interdental pressure and thereby preventing incisor crowding is unwarranted.

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The eruption tendency and changes of direction of impacted teeth following surgical exposure.

Surgical exposure may be an integral part of orthodontic treatment of impacted teeth. In some cases the surgical procedure alone results in eruption and alignment of such teeth. The nature of the mechanism that starts concomitantly with the removal of covering tissues is not known. The aim of this investigation was to study factors associated with eruption as well as the eruption route of impacted and unerupted teeth following surgical exposure. The material consisted of 542 impacted teeth in 389 patients. The findings given strong support to the hypothesis that forces within surrounding tissues act upon the exposed crown in such a way as to direct it toward the area where the tissues were removed.

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Preeruptive idiopathic coronal resorption: a case report.

A bitewing radiograph obtained from a general dentist revealed an intracoronal radiolucency within an unerupted immature permanent second molar. This rare entity was successfully treated by surgical exposure and vital pulp therapy. Apexogenesis was confirmed radiographically and a permanent restoration placed at the time of eruption. Possible etiologies for this condition are discussed and recommendations for treatment are proposed.

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Longitudinal study of three views of mandibular third molar eruption in males.

A longitudinal study, using three views simultaneously, was conducted on twenty North American black males to investigate mandibular third molar eruption. Each subject had two third molars present. Forty third molars were studied. Lateral, posteroanterior, and oblique (45 degrees left and right) cephalograms, along with plaster casts, were used. The following observations on the third molars were made; the age at which they can be identified; angulation of the occlusal surface; eruptive path, including the vertical, anteroposterior, and buccolingual positions; and the age of delineation between being unerupted or impacted, including factors related thereto. The Fisher's exact test from the SPSS package and the central tendency were the statistical instruments used to aid in interpreting the data. In some persons the crypt of the developing third molar was seen as early as 7.5 years and the occlusal surface was identified as early as age 8 years, with a mean of 9.75 years. Third molars usually form in the ramus with the distal cusp above the occlusal plane, the occlusal surface of the molar has a great cant facing anteriorly, the tooth descends below the occlusal plane, and appears to upright around 14 to 16 years of age. The impaction of the mandibular third molar is a complex multifactorial mechanism. The wide buccal location of mandibular third molars and the inadequate anteroposterior space between the distal surface of the second molar and the anterior surface of the ramus are important factors in third molar impaction. This study does not support the concept of early prediction of third molar impaction and enucleation of the asymptomatic developing third molars. If possible, the final decision for extraction of asymptomatic mandibular third molars that appear to be impacted should be delayed until after the age of 16 years.

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Tanaka-Johnston mixed dentition analysis for southern Chinese in Hong Kong.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the prediction of unerupted permanent canine and premolar size of a comparable sample size of southern Chinese population with that of the study of Tanaka and Johnston. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Teeth on study casts of an unselected sample from a 12-year-old Hong Kong Oral Health Survey of 12-year-old children (n = 459; 295 males and 164 females) were measured in the mesiodistal dimension. A Chinese mixed dentition analysis based on the Tanaka and Johnston method was constructed with linear regression equations for prediction of the mesiodistal widths of unerupted canines and premolars. RESULTS: Sexual dimorphism was evident between southern Chinese males and females in incisors, canines, and premolars in the mesiodistal dimension. CONCLUSIONS: To predict the space (in mm) required for alignment of unerupted canine and premolars in southern Chinese children, halve the sum of the mesiodistal dimensions of the four mandibular incisors and add the respective constants for males (upper, 11.5; lower, 10.5) or females (upper, 11.0; lower, 10.0).

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