TADs assist forced eruption of upper labially impacted canine - Case report

The orthodontic treatment of impacted maxillary canine remains a challenge to today’s clinicians. The treatment of such clinical cases usually involves surgical exposure of the impacted tooth, followed by orthodontic traction to guide and align it into the dental arch. Bone loss, root resorption, and gingival recession around the treated teeth are some of the most common complications. The main concern of the orthodontist during designing the treatment plan is the anchorage. The raising of the (TAD) will help a lot in canine traction in the proper direction without any impairment on the adjacent tissues. In this article, a case report of maxillary labially impacted canine which had been guided to its position via two surgical approaches with the assist of micro implant. *Correspondence to: Mohammed S Amayeri, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Private practice, UAE, E-mail: amoh_d1@hotmail.com