Oral Health and Dental Management

Failure of tooth eruption- A report of cases

4^th Asia Pacific Congress & Expo on Dental and Oral Health

July 27-29, 2015 Brisbane, Australia

Sumit Gaur

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Aim: Failure of eruption (FE) is a rare condition that involves impeded eruption of teeth despite the lack of an identified local or general causative factor. This study describes management of FE in children. Methods: Case 1- An 11 year old boy reported with a chief complain of missing upper front tooth. His medical history was not contributory. Clinical examination revealed a full complement of teeth except for 11. Radiographic examination showed unerupted 11 in the bony socket.The case was managed by a combination of surgical exposure and removable orthodontic appliance. Case 2- A 12 year old boy presented with a chief complain of missing lower back tooth. His medical history was not contributory. Clinical examination revealed missing 45 confirmed through radiographs. Tooth was surgically exposed and moved with the help of fixed orthodontic traction. Results: Timely intervention in both the cases enabled eruption of teeth in the arch, preventing their ankylosis. Conclusion: FE is an eruption defect, manifesting as a complete failure of eruption or cessation of initial eruption with no obvious local or systemic causative factor. Lately a genetic component has been linked to it. Conventional methods of supporting eruption of embedded teeth are often futile in FE. Therefore accurate diagnosis combined with timely intervention is imperative to achieve normal occlusion. The above cases provide an insight into the effective treatment of FE.