Spontaneous eruption of impacted maxillary canine after creation of a space in the arch, was studied on ten Saudian female patients. The age range was 14 – 18 years. Panoramic X-rays were taken at the beginning of the treatment, then regularly every three months till the canine emerged into the oral cavity. The canine inclination angle (C I) and the overlap of the canine to the root of the upper lateral incisor were observed. There was a gradual straightening and eruption of the canine with significant decrease in the canine angle inclination from the first panoramic x-ray film to the last one. Also the overlap decreased from distal to the midline to no overlap in the last film.
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