Lack of tooth eruption following maxillary fracture: Case report

Abstract

Aberrant tooth development following facial fractures is unusual. It is commonly reported that tooth buds involved in the line of a mandibular fracture will continue to develop normally and erupt sequentially. Few cases have been cited regarding developing teeth in the line of maxillary fractures. In the case reported, the normal growth and position of a maxillary third molar can be seen to be retarded at the position of a maxillary fracture, sustained by a child in the mixed dentition phase of dental development. © British Dental Journal 2003.