Treatment of an upper impacted cuspid using ultrasonic surgery and a modified RPE. A case report

Vittorio Grenga; Mauro Bovi; Raffaele Schiavoni

doi:10.1016/j.pio.2011.04.003

Treatment of an upper impacted cuspid using ultrasonic surgery and a modified RPE. A case report

Prog Orthod. 2012 May;13(1):84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.pio.2011.04.003. Epub 2011 Jun 11.

Authors

Vittorio Grenga¹, Mauro Bovi, Raffaele Schiavoni

Affiliation

¹ vigrenga@tin.it

PMID: 22583591
DOI: 10.1016/j.pio.2011.04.003

Abstract

This case report describes the possibility to use a modified rapid palatal expander like anchorage to reposition an included maxillary cuspid. Moreover it is enphasized the use of an ultrasonic device during surgery to expose the impacted tooth.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cuspid / pathology
Cuspid / surgery*
Female
Humans
Maxilla / surgery
Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / instrumentation
Orthodontic Brackets
Orthodontic Extrusion / instrumentation
Orthodontic Extrusion / methods
Orthodontic Wires
Palatal Expansion Technique* / instrumentation
Piezosurgery / methods*
Tooth, Impacted / surgery*
Tooth, Impacted / therapy