Perawatan Ortodontik pada Kasus Distoversi Insisivus Sentral dan Transposisi Kaninus dan Insisivus Lateral Kanan Rahang Atas (Tahap Pertama)

Abstract

Background: Tooth transposition is a rare and severe positional anomaly that may create many orthodontic problems from both esthetic and functional points of view. In this case report, the orthodontic management of distoversion upper central incisor and transposition of the upper right canine and lateral incisor. The patient was treated with a fixed appliance for 4 months. At this moment the central incisor has already corrected, lateral incisor has also erupted and aligned. Patient management should be continued with phase two treatment to correct the transposition of canine.Keywords: Distoversion, tooth transposition, orthodontic management.Correspondence : Departement of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Airlangga, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.