RT  - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
ID  - 10.17796/jcpd.36.1.424567j7539313h2
T1  - Congenitally Missing Maxillary Lateral Incisor Treated with Atypical Extraction Pattern
A1  - Kiyoshi Tai
A1  - Jae Hyun Park
A1  - Aiko Takayama
K1  - Missing maxillary lateral incisor
K1  - canine substitution
K1  - mandibular incisor extraction
YR  - 2011
SP  - 11
AB  - <p>The congenital absence of one or more maxillary lateral incisors poses a challenge to effective treatment planning for general dentists and dental specialists. An evaluation of anterior smile esthetics must include both static and dynamic evaluations of frontal and profile views to optimize both dental and facial appearance. This article presents a case with canine substitution treatment to replace a missing maxillary lateral incisor combined with the extraction of two mandibular lateral incisors and a small maxillary lateral incisor. Both the patient's occlusion and facial appearance were significantly improved after orthodontic treatment.</p>