Introduction: A former study on orthopantomograms from young children with abnormal dental development (not canine ectopia) demonstrated that the tooth bud of the mandibular canine, compared to a stable longitudinal canine axis, could be located normally, anteriorly or posteriorly, with close relation to the first premolar.
Aim: The aim of the present study is to analyse on orthopantomograms if the canine axis can demonstrate where the ectopic mandibular canine started tooth formation.
Materials: The material consists of orthopantomograms with ectopic mandibular canines and presence of primary mandibular canines from 47 cases (29 cases 9-21 years old and 18 cases with unknown ages).
Aim: The aim of this case series study is to describe where the crowns of the permanent mandibular canines are located in early childhood in relation to the preceding primary canines.
Materials And Methods: From a sample of 31 orthopantomograms from children, younger than 5 years of age, the location of the mandibular canines was analysed by visual inspection. The radiographs were taken due to different deviations in the dentition and forwarded during a period of 28 years for elucidating different diagnostic questions.
Acta Odontol Scand
February 2009
Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish reference values for maturity of permanent canines, premolars, and permanent 2nd molars in Danish children, and to focus on differences between the right and left sides, males and females, and the maxilla and mandible.
Material And Methods: Panoramic radiographs from 106 males (8-14 years) and 137 females (7 years 2 months to 13 years 8 months) were analyzed, along with the maturity of the canines, premolars, and 2nd molars in each radiograph. Each tooth was categorized according to Haavikko's crown and root morphology.