Orthodontic Treatment of Impacted Teeth, 3rd Edition

Preface to the Second Edition viii

Preface to the Third Edition x

1 General Principles Related to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Impacted Teeth 1

2 Radiographic Methods Related to the Diagnosis of Impacted Teeth 10

3 Surgical Exposure of Impacted Teeth 29

4 Treatment Components and Strategy 55

5 Maxillary Central Incisors 70

6 Palatally Impacted Canines 110

7 Impacted Teeth and Resorption of the Roots of Adjacent Teeth 173

8 Other Single Teeth 211

9 Impacted Teeth in the Adult Patient 262

10 Lingual Appliances, Implants and Impacted Teeth 283

11 Rescuing Teeth Impacted in Dentigerous Cysts 293

12 The Anatomy of Failure 319

13 Traumatic Impaction 357

14 Cleidocranial Dysplasia 370

15 Extreme Impactions, Unusual Phenomena and Difficult Decisions 406

Index 437