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Impacted canine - treated with gold chain

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Routine review. Orthodontic hardware.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female

Unerupted impacted 13. 12 appears absent. 8's are present and are unerupted. Remaining dentition is fully vertically erupted. Maxillary dental band with gold chain to 13. 

No periapical lucency or aggressive focal osseous lesion. Visualized temporomandibular joints and paranasal sinuses are unremarkable.

Case Discussion

Gold chains are used to facilitate orthodontic alignment for impacted canine teeth. 

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