Abstract
This case describes the root resorption of a maxillary first molar due to an impacted maxillary second premolar tooth. The impacted second premolar tooth was surgically removed leaving a compromised first molar tooth.
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Case report: the importance of careful planning for orthodontic extractions
From Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2017 | Pages 70-71
Article
Premolars are the third most likely tooth to be impacted after third molars and canines.1,2,3 Factors associated with tooth impaction are either local or systemic.4,5
This case describes the unusual phenomenon in which an upper right second premolar tooth resorbed the roots of an upper right first molar. There are many published articles describing the potential for impacted permanent canine teeth to resorb maxillary incisor teeth.6,7,8,9,10 Root resorption of a maxillary first molar by a second premolar tooth is, by comparison, relatively rare and few case reports exist.11,12,13,14,15,16 A general consensus exists that, provided the impacted premolar is either partly erupted, or unerupted but palpable, it is not likely to cause root resorption of an adjacent molar tooth.16
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