Treatment of Class II division 1 malocclusion in a patient with traumatized central incisors: A case report

Authors

  • Telmo Bandeira Berthold
  • Roger Correa de Barros Berthold
  • Claiton Heitz
  • Rosana Kalaoun

Keywords:

Dental trauma, orthodontic treatment, tooth avulsion

Abstract

Purpose: The objective of this paper is to report the clinical case of a patient with a Class II division 1 malocclusion with traumatized central incisors and the treatment option of extracting them, followed by space closure with lateral incisors replacement. Case description: A female patient aged 10 years old reported a previous facial trauma due to a bike accident resulting in avulsion and reimplantation of both central incisors when she was 9 years old. The treatment plan included extraction of central incisors, pulling the lateral incisors to the central incisor position and restoring them to improve esthetics. Conclusions: Extraction of maxillary central incisors is not a usual treatment protocol. However, for patients with traumatized central incisors with internal and external root reabsorption and Class II division 1 malocclusion it might be a good alternative for correction of the increased overjet.

Author Biographies

Telmo Bandeira Berthold

Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul and Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Roger Correa de Barros Berthold

Master student of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Claiton Heitz

Chairman and Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, school of Denstistry, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Rosana Kalaoun

Doctoral student of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Published

2012-10-30

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Case Report