Primary impaction of a primary in incisor tooth: a case report

The primary impaction is the situation in which a tooth is retained inthe mouth and remains unerupted for a period upper six months whencompared to teeth of the other side. It is a very rare condition in primary teeth especially in maxillary anterior teeth. The purpose of this article is to present a case of a 2-year and 11-month old female child with an impacted primary upper central incisor. The main complaint was the absence of the anterior tooth in the mouth. There was a previous history of trauma when the child was four months old. Clinical and radiographic examinations are described. The treatment consisted of a period of clinical and radiographic control, with the extraction of the impacted primary upper central incisor and a follow-up until the eruption of the permanent successor. This case emphasizes the possible relationship between previous trauma and primary impaction.