Single Wire with Helices to Guide Different Labially Impacted Canine Eruption -Technique Clinic.

Abstract

Impacted canines vary greatly in the inclination and location and can lead to resorption of neighboring teeth depending on their location. Occasionally labial impaction of the maxillary canine may occur over the maxillary lateral incisor, over the first premolar, and sometimes over the alveolus in between the lateral incisor and premolar. In this article, we will discuss a multipurpose single wire with 3 helices or 2 helices to guide the labially impacted canine, positioned in different inclinations and located differently on the labial side, so as to provide traction force in proper direction.