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Patient K.U age 11,9 Panoramic radiograph.
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The 1-2-mm thick lower border of the body of the mandible below crown 33 remained undamaged by the dentigerous cyst (Fig. 1,2).
Patient R.A age 11 Panoramic radiograph.
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There was insufficient space for the lower left canine (tooth 33) (Fig. 3,4).
Patient R.A age 14. Intraoral photography. Tooth 33 in transmigration inserted into the dental arch.
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It was decided to surgically expose tooth 33 in order to align it in the dental arch using a fixed appliance ( Fig. 5).
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Patient C.D age 12. Panoramic radiograph of patient C.D.
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An osteolytic defect indicating a forming dentigerous cyst was only evident around the crown of tooth 33 (Fig. 6,7).
Patient C.D age 12. Impacted tooth 34 was exposed.
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Elastics were engaged to bring these teeth into the arch (Fig. 8,9).