Maxillary canine is the third tooth from the midline, positioned between frontal and lateral zone. It is exposed to tremendous masticatory pressure and located in the smile zone and also known as the corner stone of the mouth. Impaction of maxillary canines is a frequently encountered clinical problem. Impaction is a retardation or halt in the normal process of tooth. To cope adequately with the problems of tooth impaction requires early diagnosis. The clinician should consider the various treatment options available for the patient, including no treatment, interceptive treatment, extraction...

In this era of esthetics, with the increasing demands and expectations of the patients to have a pleasing facial profile, functionally stable and secured treatment results, the practice of dentistry is advancing from a single specialist or general dentist practice to that of an amalgamate team support. This enables and ensures the best utilization of the skills and aptitude of clinicians of different specialities for the much better outcome treatment of the patients. Such integrated care of patient's dental requirement is explained as interdisciplinary treatment. Affiliation of orthodontics...

Extractions in orthodontics remains a relatively controversial area. It is not possible to treat all malocclusions without taking out any teeth. The factors which affect the decision to extract include the patient's medical history, the attitude to treatment, oral hygiene, caries rates and the quality of teeth. Extractions of specific teeth are required in the various presentations of malocclusion. In some situations careful timing of extractions may result in spontaneous correction of the malocclusion.