INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE - GAPO

ABSTRACT
The diagnosis in dentistry is decisive factor in the correction of the deviations of the
dental occlusion. The malocclusion can grow with the growth craniofacial. The
retention of the upper canine teeth is frequently discussed by surgeons dentists in
the hour of deciding which the best treatment form. The main factor of the situation is
their causes and consequences for the patient. The upper canine teeth and lower are
key elements in the normality of the system stomatognathic , for play important action
in the functional balance and in the facial aesthetics. The upper canine teeth, in some
cases, they can be kept in the jawbone and to alter that balance. The location of the
canine tooth impacted of being accomplished through clinical exams and
radiographic, and it is fundamental for a correct planning and treatment to be
accomplished. The precocious diagnosis can avoid that the retention of the canine
teeth causes upset to the patient as, disturbances mechanical, infectious and
neoplastic. In the prognostic he/she is considered the location of the canine teeth in
relation to the adjacent teeth, his/her height in the alveolar process, his/her inclination
and also the possibility not to move orthodontic. We will demonstrate a clinical case
of irruption ectopic of a upper canine tooth in the area of upper incisor provoking the
reabsorption root of this and the therapeutics used for the accomplishment of the
traction.
Key-word: Canine impacted. Eruption ectopic. Orthodontic traction.