Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11

CBCT Analysis of Maxillary Canine Impactions-A Cross Sectional Study

1Graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai

2Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai

*Corresponding author: V. Jayanth Kumar, Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Instituute of Medical and Technical Sciences, 162, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai-600077, Tamil Nadu, India, Email: doctorjayanth@gmail.com, Telephone Number: +91 80561 35807

Online published on 27 March, 2020.

Abstract

To study the positions and angulations of Maxillary canine impactions.

The CBCTs of 30 patients who reported with Maxillary canine impactions to the outpatient department of Saveetha Dental College was assessed. The impactions were assessed based on the following variables: Age, Gender, Type of impaction-Buccal/Palatal/In arch, Unilateral or bilateral, Canine angulation, Vertical height, Erikson and Kurol root resorption, Power and Short's Vertical position.

The p-value generated for Vertical height was 0.0167<0.05 indicating a statistically significant vertical height, while that for canine angulation was 0.374>0.05, indicating a statistical insignificance.

From this study, it was observed that an angulation exceeding 31 degree of the impacted canine decreased the chances of eruption. Also the vertical height of the canine was a factor in determining the impaction of canines.

Keywords

Cone Beam Computed Tomography, Maxillary canine impactions, angulation, Vertical height, root resorption