Orthodontic Treatment of moderate Anterior Crowding of Lower Arch with Bilateral Maxillary Lateral Incisors Microdonts - A Clinical Case Report

Abstract

Acase of a 17 year-old female who presented to the orthodontic clinic of the department of Child Dental Health Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos with a complaint that "my teeth are scattered and I want to check if it can be corrected". We were to unravel the lower arch crowding, to derotate the rotated teeth and to build up the pegged shaped laterals with composite. Acomprehensive Fixed orthodontic therapy of upper and lower arches using pre-adjusted Roth's 022 slot Edgewise brackets was done in conjunction with the paediatric dentistry department for a composite build up of the pegged shape lateral incisors. After 48 months of active orthodontic treatment, a normal over-jet was achieved with the anterior crowding of the lower arch resolved and the pegged shape lateral incisors built up.