International Dentistry Journal | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Clinical Image | Open Access DOI
Sarika AS*
Sarika AS*, Manigandan T
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India
Fulltext PDFMovement of an unerupted tooth in the bone across the midline in the dental arch is termed as transmigration. Such dental anomaly occurs when there is dysregulation in the dental follicle which determines the direction and timing of tooth eruption. Analysing the degree of canine inclination(i.e) 30-50 degree on a panoramic radiograph is useful in early diagnosis of transposition.It is more prevalent in females than in males, and more often encountered in the mandibular canine than maxilla.
Deficiency in space in the dental arch or presence of any pathological entity blocking the path of eruption of the succeeders results in the impaction of the tooth. Few possible etiological factors are excessive length of crown, spacing, crowding, retention or premature loss of the deciduous canine, supernumerary teeth, presence of cyst, tumor or odontome lesion blocking the path of eruption eventually leading to the malposition of teeth promoting abnormally strong eruptive force.
So here in this report, we present four documented cases of transmigrant canine showing different patterns of migratory path which were diagnosed as an incidental finding in the routine panoramic radiographs.
Transmigration, Dental anomaly, Oral panoramic radiograph, Mandible, Impacted tooth
Sarika AS, Manigandan T. Anomalous Path of Eruption-Transmigrant Canine.Int Dent Jour. 2024;1(1):1-4.