1Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER
2Post graduate, Department of Orthodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER
3Associate Professor & Head of the Department Department of Pathology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER
*Corresponding author: Dr. K.C. Subhiksha, MDS Department of Orthodontics, Post graduate, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER. e-mail- subhiksha.kc@gmail.com Ph no-9791132395
Online published on 26 September, 2019.
Transposition refers to an interchange in the position of two adjacent teeth within the same quadrant of the dental arch. It can be either complete transposition wherein all the structures of the teeth are parallel in the transposed position or incomplete where this complete transfer of structures are not seen. Various theories and factors have been proposed to determine the etiology of transposition but it is found to be most of genetic origin. Transposition compromises the esthetic and functional abilities of a dentition.
Transposition, ectopic eruption, genetics
