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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Oral. Health
Sec. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/froh.2024.1444018
This article is part of the Research Topic The Digital Transformation of Dental and Maxillofacial Practice Towards Preventive, Personalised, and Precision Medicine View all articles

"Canine first technique" in maxillary impacted canines: analysis of the treatment duration and the success of therapy

Provisionally accepted
Stefania Perrotta Stefania Perrotta 1*Tecla Bocchino Tecla Bocchino 1*Massimo Amato Massimo Amato 2*Ambra Michelotti Ambra Michelotti 1Vittorio Simeon Vittorio Simeon 3Vincenzo D'antò Vincenzo D'antò 1*Pasquale Piombino Pasquale Piombino 1,4*Emanuele Carraturo Emanuele Carraturo 1Stefano Vollaro Stefano Vollaro 1*Rosa Valletta Rosa Valletta 1*
  • 1 Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy
  • 2 University of Salerno, Fisciano, Campania, Italy
  • 3 University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Campania, Italy
  • 4 Azienda Ospedaliera di Caserta, Caserta, Campania, Italy

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    The goal of the study is to analyze the eruption time of the maxillary impacted canines treated with the technique «Canine First» and to evaluate the success rate. Materials and Methods:103 patients for a total of 131 impacted canines were treated. Alpha angle, sectors of Erickson&Kurol and the age have been studied to assess the difficulty of canine eruption. All the canines were treated through the approach "canine first". The median follow-up time was evaluated using Kaplan Meier's inverse procedure. The primary outcome (canine eruption time) was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier curves. The curve comparison between the different known risk factors was made using the test log-rank. The median eruption time (95% CI) was calculated for each result.In the 66.4% the canine was placed palatally and positioned in the Sector 3 (30.16%). The median alpha angle was 38.7°. In the 88.9% of cases canines erupted and median time of eruption was 4.2months. A statistically significant difference in alpha angle >/< 22° able to influence the eruption time was assessed. For sectors and age, statistically significant difference in eruption time was not found. Conclusion: the Canine first Technique is effective for the eruption of impacted canine and the alpha angle <22°can be considered a favourable prognostic factor.

    Keywords: impacted canine, surgical exposure, canine first technique, Canine eruption, Oral healh

    Received: 04 Jun 2024; Accepted: 23 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Perrotta, Bocchino, Amato, Michelotti, Simeon, D'antò, Piombino, Carraturo, Vollaro and Valletta. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Stefania Perrotta, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy
    Tecla Bocchino, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy
    Massimo Amato, University of Salerno, Fisciano, 84084, Campania, Italy
    Vincenzo D'antò, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy
    Pasquale Piombino, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy
    Stefano Vollaro, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy
    Rosa Valletta, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy

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