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Journal of Orthodontics, Vol. 31, No. 1, 13-14, March 2004 doi:10.1179/146531204225011319
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Article

Maxillary canine impaction; a final twist in the tale?

R. A. C. Chate

Essex County Hospital, Colchester, UK

Address for correspondence: Mr R. A. C. Chate, Orthodontic Department, Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 3NB, UK. Email: racchate{at}rcsed.ac.uk

A case is presented with a displaced maxillary canine, where one year subsequent to the radiographic diagnosis, a bend in the apical one third of the adjacent premolar root had developed. This finding lends further support to a recent hypothesis, that in such circumstances, the canine impaction results in the deviation of the developing premolar root, rather than the obverse.

Key words: Canine impaction, premolar root development






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