Ankylosis of deciduous molars – case report

Authors

  • Milca Telles dos Santos universidade federal do amazonas
  • Simone Assayag Hanan universidade federal do amazonas
  • Giorge Pessoa de Jesus universidade federal do amazonas
  • Wilson Maia Oliveira Júnior universidade federal do Amazonas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v8i3.1692

Keywords:

Anquilose, Dente decíduo, Tratamento.

Abstract

Dental ankylosis is a frequent pathology in primary dentition and it is considered to be the principal etiological factor of infraoccluded teeth. It is an eruption anomaly that involves the anatomical fusion of the alveolar bone with the tooth’s cement and/or dentine. Therefore, the early diagnosis of the infraoccluded tooth by the pediatric dentistry is a key element in the selecting effective preventive and/or invasive options for treatment and continuous care.This article relates a case report of severe bilateral ankylosis of lower deciduous molars, whose proposed treatment was the extraction and the installation of a space regain. Therefore, we tried to avoid an occlusal disharmony.

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Author Biographies

Milca Telles dos Santos, universidade federal do amazonas

Graduanda da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM)

Simone Assayag Hanan, universidade federal do amazonas

Professora Mestre da disciplina de Odontopediatria da Faculdade de Odontologia - UFAM

Giorge Pessoa de Jesus, universidade federal do amazonas

Professor Especialista da disciplina de Cirurgia Bucomaxilofacial da Faculdade de Odontologia - UFAM

Wilson Maia Oliveira Júnior, universidade federal do Amazonas

Professor Mestre em Ortodontia da disciplina de Odontopediatria da Faculdade de Odontologia - UFAM

Published

2009-10-29

How to Cite

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Santos MT dos, Hanan SA, Jesus GP de, Oliveira Júnior WM. Ankylosis of deciduous molars – case report. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2009 Oct. 29 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];8(3):503-7. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/1692

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