Abstract

<p><em><strong>Background:</strong> Tooth transposition is a rare and severe positional anomaly that may create many orthodontic problems from both esthetic and functional points of view. In this</em><em> case</em><em> report, the orthodontic management </em><em>of distoversion upper central incisor and</em><em> transposition of the upper right canine and lateral incisor. The patient was treated with a fixed appliance for 4 months. At this moment the central incisor</em><em> has</em><em> already corrected, </em><em>lateral incisor has also erupted and aligned. Patient management should be continued with phase two treatment to correct the transposition of canine</em><em>.</em></p><p><em><strong>Keywords</strong>: </em><em>Distoversion</em><em>, tooth transposition, orthodontic management.</em></p><p><em><strong>Correspondence :</strong> Departement of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Airlangga, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.</em></p><p><strong> </strong></p>

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