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OP 26<br />

Title<br />

CANINE ANGuLATION IN PATIENTS WITH IMPACTED uPPER CANINES<br />

Authors<br />

K. KOSINSKA 1 , K. SzOPINSKI 1<br />

Affiliations<br />

1 Institute of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Warsaw, POLAND<br />

Body<br />

Objectives: The aim of this study w<strong>as</strong> to <strong>as</strong>sess if canine angulation me<strong>as</strong>ured on dental<br />

panoramic views of patients with impacted upper permanent canines differs in c<strong>as</strong>es, in which<br />

orthodontic therapy w<strong>as</strong> successful, and in c<strong>as</strong>es, in which surgical and subsequent orthodontic<br />

therapy w<strong>as</strong> necessary.<br />

Methods: dental panoramic views of 74 patients (68 females, 6 males, mean age 15,59, range<br />

10-33) with unilateral and bilateral retention of maxillary canines were analyzed retrospectively.<br />

Canine angulation to the midline w<strong>as</strong> me<strong>as</strong>ured. In the studied group 25 impacted canines<br />

were treated successfully with orthodontic therapy, in 61 canines surgical and subsequent<br />

orthodontic therapy w<strong>as</strong> necessary, and 2 impacted canines were removed.<br />

Results: Mean canine angulation w<strong>as</strong> 14.9° (range 0-35) and 23.7° (range 6-32) in patients<br />

successfully treated with orthodontic therapy, and in patients, in which surgical and orthodontic<br />

treatment w<strong>as</strong> necessary, respectively. The differences were statistically significant<br />

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