PMC8311766_01
Case 1: Pretreatment extraoral and intraoral photographs
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Intraorally, the patient had a class 1 molar relationship bilaterally with crowding in maxillary and mandibular arch (Fig. 1).
Case 1: Pretreatment OPG and CBCT images
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The impacted tooth was tipped mesially with the crown height at the middle third of the adjacent incisor (Fig. 2).
Closed surgical technique for exposure of incisor followed by traction with e-chain on 0.018ss wire
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Once sufficiently erupted, the crown was bonded with an incisor bracket to align the maxillary arch (Fig. 3).
Case 1: Posttreatment extraoral and intraoral photographs
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At the end of treatment, the upper and lower arches were aligned, there was a class 2 molar relation and class 1 canine relation (Fig. 4).
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Case 2: Pretreatment extraoral and intraoral photographs
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On intraoral examination, the patient had a class 1 molar relationship bilaterally with missing maxillary right central and lateral incisors, retained deciduous canine, mandibular arch crowding, and retroclined maxillary left central and lateral incisors (Fig. 5).
Case 2: Pretreatment OPG and CBCT images
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Cone-beam computed tomography scan also revealed the presence of dilaceration of impacted central incisor root which was curved distobuccally near the apical third (Fig. 6).
Mid treatment photographs with open coil spring for creating space for 12
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Once sufficiently erupted, the crown was bonded with an incisor bracket to align the maxillary arch (Fig. 7).
Case 2: Posttreatment extraoral and intraoral photographs
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At the end of treatment, the upper and lower arches were aligned, there was a class 1 molar and class 1 canine relation (Fig. 8).
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Case 3: Pretreatment extraoral and intraoral photographs
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A bulge could be felt in the palate in the anterior region (Fig. 9).
Case 3: Pretreatment OPG and CBCT images
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The CBCT showed a palatally impacted dilacerated central incisor with root placed labially (Fig. 10).
Mid treatment photographs with 2 x 4 appliance followed by open exposure and vertical loop for traction
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A vertical loop was fabricated that was pushed back and ligated to the button to aid in the eruption of the tooth (Fig. 11).
Case 3: Posttreatment extraoral and intraoral photographs
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At the end of treatment, the upper incisor was well aligned (Fig. 12).