The first permanent molar: spontaneous eruption after a five ‐year failure

ConclusionThis report documents that an unerupted FPM in an 11‐year‐old patient may still have the eruptive potential to become functional within the dentition. The period spent monitoring the FPM's outcome prior to surgical intervention has avoided an operation under general anaesthetic and potentially unnecessary orthodontic treatment, as the tooth subsequently erupted without treatment.
Source: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry - Category: Dentistry Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research