Assessing the factors influencing root Resorption in impacted maxillary canine: A clinic-radiographic study

Aim: to correlate the position of impacted maxillary canines on panoramic radiography with cone beam CT (CBCT). Materials & Methods: In this study fifty patients with sixty impacted maxillary canine were retrospectively radiographed. The labiopalatal position of the impacted canines and root resorption of permanent incisors were evaluated with CBCT. The findings of panoramic radiography and CBCT were analysed and compared through statistics. Results Results revealed a statistically significant association between the panoramic sectors of the impacted canines and the labiopalatal position of the canines (p < 0.001). Conclusions The labiopalatal position of impacted canines and resorption of permanent incisors might be predicted using sector location on panoramic radiography.