Prediction of maxillary canine impaction using sectors and angular measurement.

Maxillary canine impaction has an incidence of 1 in 100 in the general population and has been reported as much higher in an individual orthodontic practice. Because patients with canine impactions generally have longer treatment times, depending on the location of the impacted tooth, early identification of impaction is of critical interest to the orthodontist. Sector location and angulation of the unerupted tooth have been analyzed previously as predictors of canine eruption after deciduous extraction.

Ethnic and racial minority students in U.S. entry-level dental hygiene programs: a national survey.

Purpose: The United States is rapidly becoming a more multicultural society. Although minority groups are the fastest growing segment of the U.S.