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Failure of Tooth Eruption: Diagnosis and Management

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Tooth eruption disorders are diverse in their etiologies and can be difficult to diagnose. Management of tooth eruption disorders is predicated largely on establishing a correct diagnosis and will depend on the clinical phenotype (e.g., what teeth are affected, severity of the condition, patient age, and health status). The etiologies of abnormalities in tooth eruption include inadequate space, presence of obstructions such as cysts, ankyloses, and hereditary conditions, to name just a few. Treatment approaches will depend on the age of the patient, number of teeth involved, diagnosis, treatment cost, and other factors. The goal of this chapter is to provide a foundation for the diagnosis of tooth eruption disorders and review some of the available treatment options.

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  1. Department of Orthodontics, 7450 Brauer Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, (919) 537-3758, USA

    Sylvia A. Frazier-Bowers DDS, PhD (Associate Professor)

  2. Department of Orthodontics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Heather M. Hendricks DDS

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Frazier-Bowers, S.A., Hendricks, H.M. (2015). Failure of Tooth Eruption: Diagnosis and Management. In: Wright, J. (eds) Craniofacial and Dental Developmental Defects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13057-6_2

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