{"title":"The ectopic maxillary canine: a case report.","authors":"J Kindelan, P Cook","doi":"10.1093/ortho/25.3.179","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A case is described of a severely ectopic maxillary canine, which underwent initial spontaneous improvement, and following extraction of the deciduous canine erupted satisfactorily. It provides a cautionary tale when considering surgical removal of ectopic maxillary canines.</p>","PeriodicalId":75621,"journal":{"name":"British journal of orthodontics","volume":"25 3","pages":"179-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1998-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1093/ortho/25.3.179","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"British journal of orthodontics","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ortho/25.3.179","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A case is described of a severely ectopic maxillary canine, which underwent initial spontaneous improvement, and following extraction of the deciduous canine erupted satisfactorily. It provides a cautionary tale when considering surgical removal of ectopic maxillary canines.