Obtaining Dental Aesthetics for Lower Incisor Agenesis
Nathalia Blanco Ferreiro dos Santos *
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ), Brazil.
Danielle Toledo Baliano Lopes
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ), Brazil.
Anderson Jaña Rosa
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ), Brazil.
Oswaldo de Vasconcellos Vilella
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ), Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Tooth agenesis is a congenital disorder, which is extremely rare in lateral mandibular incisors. This article presents the case of a female patient with the absence of right lower lateral incisor and significant Bolton discrepancy. She was treated with the aid of a fixed orthodontic appliance and transpalatal bar to avoid the loss of anchorage of the posterior superior dental segment. To correct the Bolton discrepancy, stripping of 4.07 mm on the proximal faces of the anterior superior teeth was also performed. These procedures solved the occlusal disorders presented by the patient, conferring appropriate function, aesthetics and quality of life.
Keywords: Hypodontia, incisor/diagnostic imaging, orthodontics, corrective/methods, Bolton discrepancy