Forced Eruption by SmCo₅ Magnetic Technique

Abstract

It is always submitted to indication of tooth extraction when advanced caries, traumatic destruction, or lateral root perforation reaches to alveolar bone crest. However, if we can forcedly elongate such conditioned tooth, then sound tooth structure will appear out of gingiva and we can make a restoration very easily.
The orthodontic wire technique which elongates tooth is not often used for the adults in daily clinical practice, since it is difficult to adjust orthodontic forces, in addition it produces anterior aesthetic deformities and uncomfortableness.
Here we introduce SmCo₅ magnetic elongation technique, which makes up for the above mentioned demerits, and its clinical cases.