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Are you or your child facing the challenges of an impacted canine tooth? These specialized teeth play a crucial role in your smile and dental function, requiring expert care when they fail to emerge properly. At Park Smiles NYC, our multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive impacted canine treatment, combining surgical expertise with orthodontic coordination for optimal outcomes at our Manhattan practice.
Canine teeth, also called cuspids or eyeteeth, are the pointed teeth located at the corners of your dental arch. These teeth play essential roles in your bite function, facial aesthetics, and overall dental alignment. An impacted canine occurs when this tooth fails to emerge properly through the gums into its normal position, instead remaining partially or completely embedded in the jawbone.
Canine impaction affects approximately 2% of the population, occurring more frequently in the upper jaw and more commonly in females than males. Various factors contribute to this condition, including crowded teeth, extra teeth blocking eruption, abnormal growth tissue in the eruption path, or unusual tooth development patterns. Early detection through routine dental examinations and radiographs is crucial, as treatment becomes more complex after adolescence when natural eruption potential diminishes.
At Park Smiles NYC, our Manhattan specialists recognize the functional and aesthetic importance of properly positioned canines. Our comprehensive approach addresses impacted canines through carefully coordinated surgical exposure and orthodontic guidance, preserving these valuable teeth whenever possible while establishing proper alignment within your smile.
Don’t let an impacted canine compromise your dental health and aesthetics. Our Manhattan specialists provide expert surgical-orthodontic solutions.
Addressing impacted canines is essential for both functional dental health and aesthetic considerations. Canines serve as cornerstones of your dental arch, providing crucial guidance for proper bite function and supporting lateral (side-to-side) jaw movements. Their prominent position and distinctive shape also significantly influence your smile aesthetics and facial contours. When left untreated, impacted canines can lead to various complications including misalignment of surrounding teeth, root resorption of adjacent incisors, and formation of cysts or infections surrounding the impacted tooth.
The timing of intervention plays a critical role in treatment success. Early detection and management, ideally during adolescence when roots are still developing, offers the highest probability of successful guided eruption. Our Manhattan patients benefit from this proactive approach, which often prevents more complex issues and preserves natural tooth structure and function.
Beyond physical considerations, properly aligned canines contribute significantly to smile confidence and psychological well-being. Many patients, particularly adolescents and young adults, report enhanced self-esteem following successful resolution of visible canine impactions that previously affected smile appearance. Our comprehensive approach addresses both the functional and aesthetic aspects of impacted canine treatment.
At Park Smiles NYC, your impacted canine treatment is managed by our multidisciplinary team of specialists with extensive experience in the surgical and orthodontic management of dental impactions. Our oral surgeon Dr. Aryeh Mahana brings specialized expertise in impacted tooth surgery, employing techniques that maximize preservation of bone and soft tissue while providing optimal access for orthodontic management.
Working in close coordination, our board-certified orthodontist Dr. Hye Yoon “Helen” Choi provides the specialized orthodontic care essential for guiding exposed canines into proper position. Her advanced training from prestigious institutions including UCSF and the University of Pennsylvania ensures expert management of the complex tooth movements required for successful impaction resolution.
What distinguishes our Manhattan practice is this truly collaborative approach to impacted canine treatment. Rather than referring between separate practices, our specialists work together under one roof, facilitating seamless communication, coordinated treatment planning, and consistent monitoring throughout your care journey. This integrated model ensures all aspects of your treatment are synchronized for optimal efficiency and outcomes.
Our Manhattan practice brings together specialists from multiple disciplines—orthodontics and oral surgery—creating a comprehensive approach to impacted canine management not available at general dental practices. This team-based model ensures your treatment plan incorporates diverse expertise, particularly valuable for complex impaction cases requiring precise coordination between surgical exposure and orthodontic guidance. Rather than coordinating between separate specialty offices, you benefit from an integrated team that collaborates regularly with established communication protocols.
Dr. Mahana employs refined surgical approaches that preserve maximum healthy tissue while providing optimal access to impacted canines. Depending on your specific impaction pattern, techniques may include closed eruption (maintaining gum tissue over the tooth during guided eruption) or open eruption (creating a window of access while preserving attached gingiva). Our Manhattan surgical facility utilizes state-of-the-art instruments and materials that enhance precision and promote optimal healing. This technical expertise translates to more predictable outcomes and improved aesthetic results following completed treatment.
We recognize that each impacted canine presents unique challenges requiring individualized solutions. During your consultation, our specialists conduct thorough evaluation of not just the impacted tooth but your overall dental alignment, bite relationship, and facial aesthetics. Based on this comprehensive assessment, we develop customized treatment plans that address both the immediate impaction and its relationship to your broader orthodontic needs. This holistic approach ensures that your final result achieves not just successful eruption but optimal functional and aesthetic integration of the previously impacted canine.
The most critical aspect in prevention of canine teeth impaction is early detection of tooth displacement during routine dental examinations. Diagnosis of canine teeth impaction is based on both clinical and radiographic evaluation. Cone beam computed tomography provides a 3-D view of the impacted canine teeth. This information allows us to perform the surgical exposure accurately with minimal bleeding and discomfort.
If the displacement of canine teeth is detected early, an attempt should be made to prevent their impaction. Treatment options include selective extraction of deciduous (primary) canines to normalize the position of the displaced permanent canines. The most desirable approach is surgical exposure followed by orthodontic treatment to allow impacted canines to erupt and help align them on the dental arch.
During the surgical procedure, Dr. Mahana bonds a small gold chain to the displaced canine. Over time (weeks to months), the tooth is then guided into position by putting pressure on this gold chain to bring the tooth into proper position. Extraction of impacted canine teeth is not recommended, except in very rare cases.
Impacted canines occur in approximately 2% of the population, with upper (maxillary) canines affected significantly more frequently than lower canines. This condition is twice as common in females as males and may have genetic components, as it tends to run in families. While less common than impacted wisdom teeth, canine impactions represent the second most frequently impacted tooth type. During your consultation at our Manhattan practice, our specialists will explain the specific factors contributing to your particular impaction and the optimal approaches for your situation.
Untreated impacted canines can lead to several potential complications including misalignment of neighboring teeth, increased risk of cysts or infections developing around the impacted tooth, and possible root resorption (damage) to adjacent lateral incisors. From a functional perspective, missing canines compromise bite function and stability, potentially leading to increased wear on other teeth. Additionally, the aesthetic impact can be significant, as canines provide important contour to the smile and support for facial features. Early intervention typically provides the best outcomes with fewest complications.
Total treatment duration for impacted canines typically ranges from 12-30 months, depending on several factors including the specific location and severity of impaction, patient age, and individual response to treatment. The surgical exposure procedure itself is usually completed in a single appointment lasting 60-90 minutes, with initial healing occurring within 1-2 weeks. The subsequent orthodontic guidance phase represents the longest portion of treatment, as controlled force must be applied gradually to avoid damage to the tooth and surrounding structures. During your consultation at our Manhattan office, our specialists will provide a personalized timeline based on your specific circumstances.
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