@Article{Świątkowska2018,
journal="Forum Ortodontyczne / Orthodontic Forum",
issn="1734-1558",
volume="14",
number="2",
year="2018",
title="Orthodontic management
in a female patient with
an impacted incisor in the
mandible – case report",
abstract="Traumas to deciduous teeth, such as intrusion and complete  avulsion, lead to the most severe injuries to tooth buds of  permanent teeth. The most common post-traumatic  complications of permanent teeth include: enamel hypoplasia  or hypocalcification, crown or root dilaceration, partial or  complete inhibition of root growth, and eruption disorders.  Aim. The paper aimed to present orthodontic treatment in  a female patient with an impacted permanent lower incisor  with significantly impaired morphology due to a trauma to  its deciduous predecessor. Material. Material included:  patient’s orthodontic records, gypsum models, photographs  and radiological records. Results. Orthodontic treatment  was successful despite abnormal morphology of the impacted  tooth 41. After 4-year follow-up the tooth remains in the  arch. Conclusions. A tooth can be preserved in the socket  when the crown-to-root ratio (CRR) is at least 1 : 1. In this case, CRR for the tooth 41 was 2 : 1, and therefore its  extraction would be recommended. Despite this a decision  was made to introduce an impacted tooth into the arch.  Thanks to its presence in the dental arch it was possible to  preserve appropriate bone quality for implantation of a prosthetic  implant in the future. Prosthetic treatment (if necessary)  may be performed after completion of vertical growth of the  face that is observed in women after the age of 16 years.  Summary. This case of a 15-year female patient shows that  as a result of orthodontic and surgical intervention and  despite significant root shortening the tooth may remain in  the dental arch and play its functional and aesthetic role.  (Świątkowska A, Dunin-Wilczyńska I, Świątkowski W.  Orthodontic management in a female patient with an  impacted incisor in the mandible – case report. Orthod  Forum 2018; 14: 150-7).",
author="Świątkowska, Agnieszka
and Dunin-Wilczyńska, Izabella
and Świątkowski, Wojciech",
pages="150--157",
doi="10.5114/for.2018.86641",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/for.2018.86641"
}