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This Compendium eBook offers a continuing education (CE) article on guidelines for the orthodontic management of impacted maxillary central incisors. This eBook also includes a case report article on interdisciplinary team management of an esthetic-prosthetic treatment plan for a patient with a congenitally missing maxillary central incisor. Download to earn 2 FREE CEU now! 

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CE: Clinical Guidelines for the Surgical/Orthodontic Management of Impacted Maxillary Central Incisors Based on a Decision Tree
Miguel Hirschhaut, DDS, PhD; Carol Weinstein, DDS; Carolina Alarcon, DDS; and Carlos Flores-Mir, DDS, DSc
This article explains the diagnosis of impacted permanent incisors and its optimal timing, identification of etiologic factors (eg, deciduous or supernumerary teeth) that must be addressed, and timing considerations for orthodontic management. Surgical exposure options, including open-eruption technique and closed-eruption technique, are also elucidated.
Credits: 2 Self-Study CEU
Cost: $0
Provider: AEGIS Publications, LLC

The Importance of Interdisciplinary Treatment in an Esthetically Challenging Case
Sergio Rubinstein, DDS; Barry P. Levin, DMD; Elizabeth R. Michalczyk, DMD, PhD; Yan Razdolsky, DDS; and Toshiyuki Fujiki, RDT
This case report article illustrates how initial suboptimal orthodontic management was ultimately rectified through an interdisciplinary approach, comprising periodontal surgery, a second course of orthodontics, and prosthodontics.