The Impact of Surgical Technique on PDC

Summary

Permanent canines in the maxilla usually erupt into the mouth at 11-12 years of age. In approximately 2% of the Swedish population they fail to erupt, and are then referred to as impacted. One severe complication of impacted maxillary canines is damage (root resorption) to the roots of adjacent teeth. The root resorption may be so severe that neighboring teeth are lost. If the impaction is detected early (at 9-10 years of age), the recommended treatment is to extract the deciduous canine, to help the permanent canine to resolve its unfavorable position. If there is no improvement of the position of the canine 1 year after the extraction, surgical and orthodontic treatment is indicated. Surgical exposure is followed by orthodontic treatment with fixed appliance for 2 to 3 years to bring the canine into correct position.

Two different main principles of surgical exposure in palatally impacted maxillary permanent canines are the so called closed versus open surgical techniques.

Closed technique involves surgically uncovering of the canine with a mucoperiosteal flap dissected off the bone. The bone covering the canine is being removed and an attachment with a chain is bonded to the tooth. The flap is repositioned and sutured back with the chain above the mucosa. Shortly after the surgery, orthodontic force is applied via the chain. The canine is orthodontically moved beneath the palatal mucosa by forced eruption.

Open technique involves surgically uncovering of the canine, removing a window of tissue around it and placing pack to cover the exposed area. Then the treatment approaches vary depending on whether the attachment with a chain is bonded to the exposed tooth at surgery or if spontaneous eruption of the palatally impacted canine is expected postsurgically. In both alternatives orthodontic force is applied via the chain and the canine is orthodontically moved above the mucosa. These two techniques of surgical exposure of palatally impacted canines seem to be the two routinely used in Sweden.

The purposes of this study are to examine, describe and compare the treatment outcomes in regard to success and duration of treatment, complications, side effects, cost-benefit aspects and patients´ perceptions in closed versus open surgical exposure techniques, in cases with palatally impacted canines.

The objective is to test the null hypothesis that there are no differences in the above outcomes between open or closed surgical exposure of palatally impacted canines.

Conditions

• Tooth, Impacted

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Closed surgical technique

* Surgically uncovering of the impacted canine with a mucoperiosteal flap dissected off the bone * The bone covering the canine is being removed * Attachment with a chain is bonded to the exposed tooth * The palatal flap is repositioned and sutured back with the chain above the mucosa. Shortly after the surgery * The canine is orthodontically moved beneath the palatal mucosa

PROCEDURE

Open surgical technique

* Surgically uncovering of the impacted canine, removing a window of tissue from around the tooth * Pack/filling material is applied on the tooth * Spontaneous eruption of the palatally impacted canine is allowed expected * The canine is orthodontically moved above the mucosa

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sormland County Council, Sweden

  collaborator OTHER

• Jonkoping County Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Örebro County Council

  lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

• Farhan Bazargani, DDS, PhD · Centrum för specialisttandvård, avdelningen för ortodonti, Klostergatan 26, 703 61 Örebro. Tel: 0046-019-6024050

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

8 Years

Max Age

16 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-06-30

Primary Completion

2021-01-31

Completion

2021-02-28

Countries

• Sweden

Study Locations