Table of contents
List of Contributors vi
Preface to the First Edition vii
Preface to the Second Edition ix
Preface to the Third Edition xi
Preface to the Fourth Edition xii
About the Companion Website xv
1 General Principles Related to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Impacted Teeth 1
2 The Logistics of Orthodontic Treatment for Impacted Teeth 12
3 Biomechanics for Aligning Ectopic Teeth 25
4 Diagnostic Imaging for Impacted Teeth 42
5 Surgical Exposure of Impacted Teeth 66
6 Impacted Maxillary Central Incisors 95
7 Palatally Impacted Canines 147
8 Buccally Impacted Maxillary Canines 215
9 Resorption of the Roots of Neighbouring Teeth 229
10 Resorption of the Impacted Tooth 259
11 Impacted Permanent Molars 283
12 Premolars and Mandibular Canines 309
13 The Root Form of Impacted Teeth 329
14 Rescuing Teeth Impacted in Dentigerous Cysts 346
15 Impacted Teeth in the Adult Patient 363
16 Lingual Appliances, Implants and Impacted Teeth 377
17 Clear Aligners in the Treatment of Impacted Teeth 385
18 The Anatomy of Failure 403
19 Traumatic Impaction 441
20 Extreme Impactions, Unusual Phenomena, Difficult Decisions 453
21 Cleidocranial Dysplasia 480
Index 515