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J Dentofacial Anom Orthod
Volume 18, Number 4, 2015
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| Article Number | 405 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/odfen/2015020 | |
| Published online | 06 August 2018 | |
Retained second molars: therapeutic approach
1
Dental surgeon, CECSMO 4 Paris VII, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital Group
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Dentofacial Orthopedics Dept., Paris, France
3
Laboratory of Molecular Oral Pathophysiology, INSERM UMR 1138, Paris, France
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Faculty of Odontology, University of Antioquia, Colombia
Address for correspondence: Juliette Vexiau – CECSMO4 Pitié-Sapêtrière, Bâtiment d’Odonto-Stomatologie 47-83 Boulevard de l’Hôpital 75013 Paris, France. E-mail: juliette.vexiau@gmail.com
Received:
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May
2015
Accepted:
1
June
2015
Second molar eruption abnormalities are quite rare, and thus there is no precise consensus protocol for their setting. Several therapeutic solutions will be presented here: purely orthodontic, or associating orthodontics and surgery.
Key words: Permanent second molar / primary failure of eruption / mechanical failure of eruption / treatment of retained molars
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