Transmigrated Kissing Canines: A Case Report of Bilateral Impacted Mandibular Canines
Correspondence Address :
Shrabasti Dey,
16LD1, Greenwood Nook, Kolkata-700078, West Bengal, India.
E-mail: dey.shrabasti@gmail.com
Mandibular canines, also known as the “cornerstone” of the dental arch, are important factors for dental arch stability, masticatory function, and maintaining natural facial expressions and aesthetics. Due to their eruption pattern and sequence, canines are prone to impactions with a 20 times higher frequency for maxillary canines than mandibular canines. Bilateral impactions of permanent mandibular canines are rare occurrences with a low incidence of 0.12%. Migration of teeth is a frequently documented ectopia. However, pre-eruptive migration across the midline of the arch is an unusual occurrence known as transmigration. Hereby the authors present a 29-year-old female patient who reported pain and swelling of the anterior mandible. On examination, it was revealed to be associated with bilaterally impacted permanent mandibular canines associated with transmigration. The case was managed by surgical extraction of both impacted teeth leading to resolution of the pain and swelling.
Canine teeth, Cuspids, Mandible, Oral surgery, Unerupted teeth
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2024/69947.19354
Date of Submission: Feb 05, 2024
Date of Peer Review: Feb 26, 2024
Date of Acceptance: Mar 22, 2024
Date of Publishing: May 01, 2024
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• Financial or Other Competing Interests: None
• Was informed consent obtained from the subjects involved in the study? Yes
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