Transmigrant impacted mandibular canine: a case report

Autores/as

  • Tila Fortuna Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
  • Deyvid da Silva Rebouças Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
  • Wilton Costa Neto Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
  • Lucas Souza Cerqueira Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident from Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
  • Lívia Prates Soares Zerbinati PhD in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  • Adriano Freitas de Assis PhD in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Piracicaba School of Dentistry, São Paulo, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/bds.2017.v20i2.1272

Resumen

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. The aim of this case report is to describe the treatment of transmigrant impacted mandibular canine near to the mandibular symphysis and to review the literature about its incidence, prevalence, and treatment options. In the anterior mandible, labial access 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, and the left side is 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, especially when orthodontic traction is contraindicated due to the position of those teeth.

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2017-06-28

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Fortuna T, Rebouças D da S, Costa Neto W, Cerqueira LS, Zerbinati LPS, Freitas de Assis A. Transmigrant impacted mandibular canine: a case report. BDS [Internet]. 28 de junio de 2017 [citado 1 de septiembre de 2025];20(2):132-8. Disponible en: https://ojs.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/1272

Número

Vol. 20 Núm. 2 (2017): Apr. - Jun. / 2017 - Published Jun 2017

Sección

Case Report or Clinical Technique

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