Orthodontic Treatment with Maxillary Canine Substitution for Lateral Incisor – A Case Report

Authors

Pei-Chun Twu, Dentistry Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
Chia-Chen Li, Dentistry Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Shen-Chieh Lin, Dentistry Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Hwai-Jen Fong, Dentistry Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
Tzu-Ying Wu, Dentistry Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanFollow

Abstract

Patients with peg lateral incisors combined space discrepancy can be treated by either replacing or restoring the lateral incisor after space redistribution, or by removing peg lateral incisor and positioning the canine to simulate the lateral incisor. This case report describes the treatment of a 14-year-old female. Her chief complaint is upper left side canine impaction. It is also found she has bilateral peg-shaped maxillary lateral incisors. Treatment involved extraction of two maxillary lateral incisors and two mandibular second premolars. Maxillary canines and first premolars substituted for lateral incisors and canines. After 26 months of treatment, the esthetic was improved and stable occlusion was established.

Recommended Citation

Twu, Pei-Chun; Li, Chia-Chen; Lin, Shen-Chieh; Fong, Hwai-Jen; and Wu, Tzu-Ying (2014) "Orthodontic Treatment with Maxillary Canine Substitution for Lateral Incisor – A Case Report," Taiwanese Journal of Orthodontics: Vol. 26: Iss. 2, Article 4.
https://doi.org/10.30036/TJO.201406_26(2).0004
Available at: https://www.tjo.org.tw/tjo/vol26/iss2/4

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