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Example of managing a patient with a complex retention (analysis of a clinical case)
- Authors: Meshalkina I.V.1,2, Tkachenko T.B.2
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Affiliations:
- Valaam Dental Clinic
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics First Saint Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov Ministry of Health of Russia
- Issue: Vol 24, No 4 (2020)
- Pages: 229-232
- Section: Clinical Investigation
- URL: https://rjdentistry.com/1728-2802/article/view/55229
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/1728-2802-2020-24-4-229-232
- ID: 55229
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Abstract
Tooth retention is a fairly common orthodontic anomaly. Of all the retained teeth, canines are most commonly involved. There are several approaches to treating retention, including displacement and removal. When choosing treatment strategies, localization of the retained tooth is of great importance. In this report, we sought to present an example of the removal of one of such difficult-retained teeth.
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Irina V. Meshalkina
Valaam Dental Clinic; Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics First Saint Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov Ministry of Health of Russia
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Email: tooth_fairy87@mail.ru
dentist-orthodontist
Russian Federation, 191025, Saint Petersburg; 197022, Saint PetersburgT. B. Tkachenko
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics First Saint Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov Ministry of Health of Russia
Email: tooth_fairy87@mail.ru
Russian Federation, 197022, Saint Petersburg
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