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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2008

A teenager applied to an orthodontist complaining about tooth malposition. Objectively: the face is without pecularities. Occlusion of permanent teeth is present. There are no abnormalities of jaw correlation in three planes. The 23 tooth is vestibularly over the occlusive plane; the space in the dental arch is less than 1/3 of crown size. How is it possible to make room for the malpositioned 23 tooth?

Answer options

  1. To enlarge sagittal jaw dimensions
  2. To remove the 24 tooth
  3. To remove the 23 tooth
  4. To enlarge transversal jaw dimensions
  5. To enlarge vertical dimensions
Correct answer

To remove the 24 tooth

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