Delayed Eruption of Permanent Incisors After Operculectomy

Felton History

• A patient complains of unerupted teeth in the upper anterior region x 3 years.
• History of trauma to anterior decidous teeth extraction of 51, 52, 61, and 62 done under LA in 2018 (2 years old).
• Current Age: 7 years old (b.July 2016)
• Estimated Age of Eruption of Maxillary Centrals: 7-9 years
• School Going Child: Conscious of missing anteriors.

OPG (2022-2023)

• Tooth buds present: 12-22
• Adequate chronological root formation noted.

• Bulge of anterior teeth noted close to the gingiva indicative of erupting permanent teeth.
• Missing 12, 11, 21, 22