【 摘 要 】
:Introduction:Managementofhypodontiaespeciallyinvolvingupperlateralincisorsinorthodonticpatientscanposeachallengeinorthodonticmanagement.Caninesubstitutionisaclinicallyacceptedmethodwhereinthecaninesaremovedintothepositionofthelateralincisorsandsubsequentlytheirmorphologyisalteredtoresemblethelateralincisor.Methodology:An18yearoldfemalepatientexhibitedmissingmaxillarylateralincisorsbilaterally,midlinediastemaandspacingintheupperanteriorteeth.Pre-treatmentradiographs(OPGandCephalograms)weretaken.Thetreatmentplaninvolvedsubstitutionofthemissinglateralincisorswiththemaxillarycanines.ThepatientwastreatedwiththeMBTtechnique.Finallyposttreatmentrecordsweremadeandcomparedtothepre-treatmentrecords.Results:Thecanineshavebeenmovedtothelateralincisorpositionandtheyhavebeenconvertedtoresemblelateralincisorswithsatisfactoryresults.Alldentoalveolarandskeletalchangeshavebeenbroughtaboutwithoutanyadditionalintraoralorextraoraldevice.Conclusion:Correctionofanteriorspacingalongwithproclinationandmissinglateralincisorscanbeachievedwithcaninesubstitutionwithsatisfactoryaesthetics.
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