Brazilian Dental Science
Volume 20, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 132-138

Transmigrant impacted mandibular canine: A case report [Transmigração de canino impactado em mandíbula: Relato de caso] (Review) (Open Access)

Fortuna T.* , Rebouças D.S. , Neto W.C. , Cerqueira L.S. , Zerbinati L.P.S. , Assis A.F.
  • a Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP), Salvador, BA, Brazil
  • b Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP), Salvador, BA, Brazil
  • c Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP), Salvador, BA, Brazil
  • d Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP), Salvador, BA, Brazil
  • e Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do SulRS, Brazil
  • f Piracicaba School of Dentistry, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

Abstract

Transmigration of canines across mandibular midline is a rare and elusive phenomenon described in the dental literature. Etiology of this phenomenon is obscure, but in some cases supernumerary teeth may be one of the causes. Surgical extraction is indicated due to pathologic lesions, infection, trauma to the adjacent teeth, pain, ectopic eruption and interference with prosthesis they may cause. The aim of this paper is to describe the treatment of a transmigrant impacted mandibular canine near the inferior border and to review the literature about its incidence, prevalence and treatment options. Vestibular access in the anterior mandible was performed followed by osteotomy and odontosection, for tooth removal. Canine impaction is more prevalent in the maxilla than in the mandible, but canine transmigration is more frequent in the mandible. Females seem to be more affected than males, with the left side being more prevalent than the right. Although the literature is controversial about treatment protocol for transmigrant teeth several authors indicate its extraction to prevent lesions that are associated with impacted teeth, specially when orthodontic traction is contraindicated due to the position of those dental units. © 2017, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Institute of Science and Technology of Sao Jose dos Campos. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Impacted Tooth Mandible Tooth migration

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029886737&doi=10.14295%2fbds.2017.v20i2.1272&partnerID=40&md5=c71fe5b74633df1a806dabb549ab122b
DOI: 10.14295/bds.2017.v20i2.1272
ISSN: 21786011
Original Language: English