Treatment of impacted canines with aligners: An alternative and viable option

Gianluca Mampieri; Tommaso Castroflorio; Andrea Conigliaro; Aldo Giancotti

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4856

Treatment of impacted canines with aligners: An alternative and viable option

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Sep 22;9(9):e04856. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4856. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Gianluca Mampieri¹, Tommaso Castroflorio², Andrea Conigliaro³, Aldo Giancotti¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine University of Rome Tor Vergata Rome Italy.
² Department of Surgical Sciences Dental School University of Torino Turin Italy.
³ Orthodontist Private practice Siracusa Siracusa Italy.

Abstract

To recover impacted canines without esthetic issues, the aligners can be a resolutive tool allowing by pontics the camouflage of absent canines during orthodontic treatment. Knowledge of biomechanics, correct staging of dental movements, and surgery planification are strategic to achieve a good result.

Keywords: aligner treatment; customized treatment; impacted canines.

Publication types

Case Reports