Interceptive Orthodontics for Correction of Ectopically Erupted Permanent Maxillary Central Incisor Through Abnormally Thick Labial Frenum: An Unusual Case Report

Abstract

The intimate relation between the apices of primary incisors and their successors explains the disruptive effect of intrusion injuries on permanent teeth, one of which is the disturbance of eruption. The ectopic eruption is a deviation of the tooth from its normal erupting path, making it to erupt in an abnormal position. The ectopic eruption has got multi-factorial etiology, and its management depends on the correction of the established etiological factor. The present case report describes correction of ectopically erupted permanent maxillary right central incisor encased within thickened maxillary labial frenum by orthodontic repositioning.