Conservative Treatment of Bilateral Impacted Mandibular Canines Traction

Figure 1

Initial clinical radiographic records. (a) Facial and intraoral photographs. (b) Lateral X-ray. (c) Cephalometric tracing. (d) Panoramic X-ray: right canine: impaction sector 5 (close to the midline, adapted from Ericson and Kurol [14]); impact level: middle root third; angle between the longitudinal axis of the canine about the midline: 54.1°; angle between the longitudinal axis of the canine and the longitudinal axis of the adjacent lateral: 55°; distance from the cusp of the canine to the occlusal plane: 12.4 mm. Left canine: impaction sector 5 (close to the midline); impact level: middle root third; angle between the longitudinal axis of the canine in relation to the midline: 55.4°; angle between the longitudinal axis of the canine and the longitudinal axis of the adjacent lateral 53.8°; distance from the cusp of the canine to the occlusal plane: 14 mm.

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