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Preoperative radiograph of the laterally luxated tooth.
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Clinical and radiographical examination showed the tooth to be laterally luxated (Figures 1 and 2).
Intraoral view of the laterally luxated tooth showing the luxation in the palatinal direction.
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Clinical and radiographical examination showed the tooth to be laterally luxated (Figures 1 and 2).
Clinical photograph showing the contact between the incisor and the inclined plane.
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The only contact between the two arches was at the incisal edge of the luxated tooth and the inclined plane (Figure 3).
Radiograph of the tooth 1 year after the treatment showing no signs of pathologies.
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At the 1-year follow-up examination, the treatment was judged to be both clinically and radiographically successful (Figures 4 and 5).
Clinical photograph of the tooth 1 year after the treatment.
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At the 1-year follow-up examination, the treatment was judged to be both clinically and radiographically successful (Figures 4 and 5).