Management Of Mandibular Lateral Incisor Agenesis With Skeletal Class III Malocclusion by Space Closing Technique

• Main Authors: Fidiyah Inayati (Author), I Gusti Aju Wahju Ardani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2722-1253; 10.20473/ijdm.v1i2.2018.93-97
• Keywords: agenesis, space closing method, skeletal class iii malocclusion, multiple diastema.; Dentistry; RK1-715
• Source: Indonesian Journal of Dental Medicine, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 93-97 (2018)

Background: Patients with congenital absence of a mandibular lateral incisor are often found having difficulty in achieving adequate functional occlusion. It may affect esthetics, mastication, speech, and occlusal balance. Purpose: This paper reported an agenesis treatment of one mandibular lateral incisor case using a space closure method. Case: A twenty-three years old female patient with agenesis of tooth 42, mandibular anterior crowding, multiple diastema on mandibular anterior teeth, and skeletal class III malocclusion. Case Management: Space closure method was chosen to correct the agenesis by considering the class III skeletal malocclusion and multiple diastema condition. Conclusion: Space closure method treatment improved the patient's facial and dental esthetics, and it provided a good functional occlusion, despite the absence of a mandibular lateral incisor, which generally impairs the adequate incisal guidance.