AN INCOMPLETE BILATERAL MANDIBULAR LATERAL INCISOR CANINE TRANSPOSITION TREATED WITH LOOP MECHANICS- CASE REPORT
AMIT A. RAJBHOJ *
Department of Orthodontics, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India
SHWETA R. BHAT
Department of Orthodontics, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Transposition in mandibular arch is rare and completely based on diagnosis for treatment protocol. Retraction of canine in its correct position has benefits of achieving a proper functional occlusion with canine guidance. The present report is of an incomplete bilateral mandibular lateral incisor canine transposition treated with non-extraction approach considering soft tissue profile of the patient. The case is treated with frictionless mechanics for control over the moment to force ratio and axial inclination during distalization. The result obtained was a functional class I canine and molar occlusion.
Keywords: Transposition, mandibular canine, loop mechanics, mandibular lateral incisor and canine transposition (Mn.I2.C)