Impacted Palatal Canines and Diode Laser Surgery: A Case Report

Table 1

Etiologic factors associated with impacted canines.

Localized [3, 4]
Loss of arch space	Trauma	Ankylosis	Root dilacerations	Supernumerary teeth
Cyst or neoplasm	Reconstructive surgery for cleft lip/palate repair	Thickened overlying bone or soft tissue	Missing adjacent lateral incisor	Variation in root size of the lateral incisor
Variation in timing of lateral incisor root formation		Over-retained primary canine or early loss of the primary canine		Idiopathic factors
Systemic [5]
Endocrine disorders		Febrile illness		Irradiation
Genetic [5–9]
Gardner syndrome	Cleidocranial dysostosis	Yunis–Varon syndrome	Malposed tooth germ	Presence of an alveolar cleft