Socket sclerosis, a rare complication in orthodontic tooth movement

Socket sclerosis, a rare complication in orthodontic tooth movement

Socket sclerosis is usually asymptomatic and does not require any treatment. The only potential complication arises during orthodontic treatment, wherein sclerosed socket of the premolar teeth may be an obstacle in closing the space by movement of teeth through the extraction space. This article dem...

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Main Authors: Navneet Arora Khurana, Gaurav Khurana, Nakul Uppal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Subjects:
Orthodontic treatment
problems encountered and management
socket sclerosis
Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2010;volume=1;issue=4;spage=255;epage=258;aulast=Khurana
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Summary:Socket sclerosis is usually asymptomatic and does not require any treatment. The only potential complication arises during orthodontic treatment, wherein sclerosed socket of the premolar teeth may be an obstacle in closing the space by movement of teeth through the extraction space. This article demonstrates the problems encountered during the orthodontic treatment of a 20-year-old Malaysian woman with socket sclerosis and the treatment strategy employed to overcome the same.
ISSN:0976-237X
0976-2361

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