Case R eports in Odontology
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Dental Transposition of Mandibular Canine and First Premolar – the first Case Report
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Karthikeyan Ramalingam
Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology
Faculty of dentistry, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya
drrkn79@gmail.com
Sathya Sethuraman
Surendera Dental College and Research Institute
Sriganganagar, India
meetssathya@gmail.com
Khaled Awidat
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of dentistry,
Sebha University, Sebha, Libya
awidat@hotmail.com
Omar Basheer
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Faculty of dentistry, Sebha University
Sebha, Libya
omar73den@yahoo.com
ARTICLE INFO
Article History
Paper received on:
01/04/2014
Accepted after review on:
01/05/2014
Published on :
01/06/2014
Keywords
Dental transposition,
Mandible, Canine,
First Premolar
ABSTRACT
Dental transposition is a form of ectopic eruption with change in position
of normal adjacent teeth. Its prevalence is very low in general population
and could be frequently missed on oral examination. We present a rare
case of dental transposition between left mandibular canine and first
premolar in a 22 year old Libyan male patient.
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Introduction
Tooth transposition is defined as ‘the
positional interchange of two adjacent teeth –
particularly of the roots – or the development
or eruption of a tooth in a position occupied
normally by a non-adjacent tooth ‘– Peck et
al [1]. Tooth transposition is an anomaly of
eruption characterized by interchanged
position of two adjacent teeth [2].
Mandibular transposition is rare and it
is frequently reported only with mandibular
canine and lateral incisor [2]. To the best of
our knowledge, we report the first case report
of dental transposition of mandibular canine
and first premolar of a Libyan patient in
English literature.
Case Report
A 22-year-old male patient of Libyan
origin, reported to the outpatient department
of Faculty of Dentistry, Sebha University,
Sebha, Libya. He complained of pain in a
decayed tooth in lower left front region. He
also complained of food impaction between
teeth and difficulty in mastication. His
medical history and personal history was
non-contributory. Past dental history
revealed that he had undergone uneventful
extraction.
The intraoral examination revealed
transposition of left mandibular canine and
first premolar. The mandibular canine was
rotated medially and there was spacing
between the first premolar and lateral incisor
(Figure 1). Intra-oral periapical radiograph
revealed dental transposition along with
carious lesions in 33 and 34 besides
remaining root of 35 (Figure 2).
The patient was advised restoration of
carious teeth, extraction of the root stumps
and orthodontic correction.
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Discussion
Dental transposition is identified as
complete transposition when the crowns and
the roots of the involved teeth exchange
places in the dental arch and incomplete
transposition when the crowns are
transposed, but the roots remain in their
normal positions. The canine is one of the
most commonly involved teeth in the
transposition phenomenon [3].
Etiology of transposition is not
known. Proposed causes include abnormal
displacement of tooth bud or deviation
during
tooth
development,
genetic
interchange between tooth buds, mechanical
interferences in eruption, early loss or
prolonged retention of deciduous teeth [2].
In general population, the prevalence
of dental transposition is around 0.4%. It
frequently involves mandibular canine/lateral
incisor and on the left side [3, 4]. Herewith, we
give the first report of mandibular canine
transposition and first premolar in a male
Libyan patient for the first time in English
literature.
Conclusion
The true cause of such anomalous
eruption could be elucidated only with
genomic investigations. We recommend an
accurate oral examination for identifying
such rare anomalies, initiate prompt
treatment for restoration of esthetics and
occlusion.
Cite this article as: Ramalingam , K. , Sethuraman, S. , Awidat , K. & Basheer , O. (2014) Dental Transposition
of Mandibular Canine and First Premolar – the First Case Report. Case Reports in Odontology. 1(1), 02-04
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References
1. Peck L, Peck S, Attia Y. Maxillary canine – First
premolar Transposition associated dental anomalies
and genetic basis. The Angle Orthodontist 1993; 63:
99 – 109.
2. Doruk C, Babacan H, Bicakci A. Correction of a
mandibular lateral incisor-canine transposition.
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial
orthopedics. 2006; 129:1: 65-72.
3. Yılmaz HH, Türkkahraman H, Sayın MO.
Prevalence of tooth transpositions and associated
dental anomalies in a Turkish population.
Dentomaxillofacial Radiology 2005; 34:1: 32-35.
4. Ely NJ, Sherriff M, Cobourne MT. Dental
transposition as a disorder of genetic origin. European
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Figure: 2 Intra-oral Periapical radiograph revealing
the dental transposition of 33 and 34
Legends
Figure: 1 Clinical intra-oral picture showing dental
transposition between mandibular canine and first
premolar
Cite this article as: Ramalingam , K. , Sethuraman, S. , Awidat , K. & Basheer , O. (2014) Dental Transposition
of Mandibular Canine and First Premolar – the First Case Report. Case Reports in Odontology. 1(1), 02-04
Retrieved from http://www.casereportsinodontology.org
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