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Management of impacted transmigrated mandibular canine associated with dentigerous cyst: A surgical approach
Akhilesh Kumar Singh1, Naresh Kumar Sharma1, Nitesh Mishra1, Shankar Singh1, Shreya Singh2
1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijohs.ijohs_57_17
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Transmigration of impacted canine is an uncommon phenomenon in which unerupted canine crosses the midline. Sometimes, this condition may also be associated with any pathology or cystic degeneration, and in such a case surgical extraction along with the enucleation of cyst is the preferred treatment modality. The present study discusses a case of a 12-year-old adolescent male with similar condition managed with surgical removal of tooth and cyst enucleation.
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