European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Ectopic eruption of maxillary canine is an anomaly encountered in children. Labial eruption of canine is less common than the palatal eruption. But in case of Asian populations, the labial canine eruption is more common than the palatal.
In the present case fourteen years old boy reported to the department with ectopic eruption of left permanent canine where in the canine was guided normal pathway of eruption after rapid palatal expansion. The combination of rapid palatal expansion with fixed orthodontic treatment was effective in proper repositioning of maxillary canine.
Under rapid palatal expansion the widening of the circumference of the palate takes place along with the increase in perimeter of the dental arch to create more space for the growth of the teeth.