What is that?
This is the age range of when to expect eruption of the maxillary canines.
What is 11 - 12 years old?
In the maxillary arch, this is the most common reason for labial canine impaction.
What is Tooth Size - Arch Length Discrepancy / insufficient space?
These two factors significantly influence success of interceptive treatment for impacted canines.
What is degree of impaction and patient's age at diagnosis?
During fixed orthodontics, movement of the lateral incisor root apex toward the canine crown or follicle can lead to this condition.
What is Apical Root Resorption?
This innervates the palatal mucosa from canine to canine
What is the nasopalatine nerve?
The long, tortuous eruption of the canine begins high in this region of the maxilla.
What is the infraorbital region?
Richardson and Russel reported in 2002 that 47.7% of patients with palatally-impacted canines also have 1 of these 2 dental conditions.
What are small-peg shaped or missing lateral incisors?
This is the age at which the maxillary canine begins its intrabony movement toward its erupted position.
What is 9 - 10?
Early correction of a distally tipped lateral incisor can lead to this iatrogenic mishap.
What is further impaction of the canine?
This surgical technique would result in loss of labial attached gingiva if used when tooth is above the mucogingival junction.
What is excisional uncovering?
This, sometimes presenting as a palpable asymmetry in the palate or vestibule of a patient, is a key indicator of possible impaction.
What is Canine Bulge?
Systemic conditions associated with impacted canines include these 3 factors
What are endocrine deficiencies, febrile diseases, and irradiation?
This represents the likelihood of eruption of the maxillary canine following deciduous canine extraction when its crown is mesial to the midline of the lateral incisor.
What is 64%?
An alternative approach to surgical exposure and traction for impacted canines includes exposure of the canine to the level of the CEJ and allowing this to occur.
What is autonomous eruption?
What are gingival esthetics and ease of tooth movement?
This localization technique, also known as the SLOB rule, is helpful for determining the position of two objects by changing the horizontal angulation of the radiographic source.
What is Clark's Rule (Tube Shift Localization)?
These are the two major theories for the etiology of maxillary palatally impacted canines.
What are Genetic and Guidance theories?
What is later incisor root resorption?
Kolkich's alternative approach to eruption and alignment had the advantage of reduced chance of root resorption and this benefit?
What is reduced total time in braces?
When comparing closed and open techniques for canine exposure, this took 3 X longer.
What was closed eruption technique?
As reported by Ericson and Kurol in 1986, 2-D radiology has a limit in visualizing superimposed structures. So much so, that they found that lateral incisors and canines can only be separated in the film in this percentage of cases.
What is 37%?
In the guidance theory, it is said that this is needed to guide the erupting canine into place.
What is a lateral incisor root with right length, formed at the right time?
This is first-line prophylaxis for intercepting an impacted canine and encouraging eruption.
What is extraction of the primary canine?
The primary disadvantage to the use of cantilever mechanics in impacted canine eruption is this.
What are many unwanted side effects on anchor teeth
In an open palatal surgical technique, a wedge-shaped section of palatal mucosa is removed and replaced with a surgical pack for this long.
What is 7 - 10 days?