Teeth impaction, and eruption guidance of impacted teeth by surgical exposure in child and adolescent

Nam,  Soon-Hyeun

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 52(5); 2014 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2014;52(5):281-290.
Published online May 31, 2014.

임상가를 위한 특집 3 - 소아 청소년에서 발생한 치아의 매복 및 외과적 노출술에 의한 매복치의 맹출유도

남순현

경북대학교 치의학전문대학원 소아치과학교실

Teeth impaction, and eruption guidance of impacted teeth by surgical exposure in child and adolescent

Soon-Hyeun Nam

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University

Abstract

Tooth eruption disturbance is seen commonly in mixed dentition or early permanent dentition. During this period of time, children experience the growth and development of craniofacial skeleton and dentition, so the impaction and eruption disturbance of permanent teeth make many problems in oral and maxillofacial areas. Eruption guidance of impacted tooth is not simple because many factors related to impaction are considered. Several factors such as etiology, tooth development stage, location of impacted teeth or eruption pathway, patient cooperation, etc. need to be taken into consideration in deciding the management of the impacted tooth. In the present study, it was assessed the etiology and impaction status of impacted tooth through various cases, and try to explain the treatment method to guide eruption by surgical exposure.

Key Words: impaction;eruption guidance;surgical exposure;