TECHNIQUES FOR LOCALIZATION OF IMPACTED MAXILLARY CANINES RADIOGRAPHS; A NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF LOCALIZATION

Surej Kumar LK¹, Nikhil M Kurien¹, Adersh GA¹ and Mathew Tharakan

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, P.M.S. College of Dental Science and Research, Thiruvananthapuaram, Kerala, India.

Cite this paper:
Surej Kumar LK, Nikhil M Kurien, Adersh GA and Mathew Tharakan. TECHNIQUES FOR LOCALIZATION OF IMPACTED MAXILLARY CANINES RADIOGRAPHS; A NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF LOCALIZATION. International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2018; 6(1):24-34. doi: 10.12691/ijcdr-6-1-4

Abstract

Maxillary canines are the second common teeth having potential for displacement from its normal position during eruption. The ideal challenge for treating the impacted maxillary canines is its localization. Many radiographic techniques of localization are described in the literature based on the radiographs used. Most of them are based on arbitrary methods and ratios. We are summarizing those techniques based on the principles used.

Keywords:
Maxillary canines radiographic localization principles of localization classification

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