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Transmigration of Impacted Canines: A Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature

Authors: 
Nezar Watted
Emad Hussein
Obaida Awadi
Muhamad Abu-Hussein
Journal Name: 
RESEARCH AND REVIEWS: JOURNAL OF DENTAL SCIENCES
Volume: 
2
Issue: 
4
Pages From: 
23
To: 
32
Date: 
Monday, December 1, 2014
Keywords: 
Lower canine impaction, dental migration, transmigration of lower canine
Abstract: 
The mandibular canine shows an unusual tendency to migrate to the opposite side of the jaw. Numerous theories have been proposed to explain this rare phenomenon and a broad classification has also been proposed. This paper reports a series of 2 cases with mandibular canine transmigration with special emphasis on etiology and classification of transmigrations