Violation
A 10 year old patient is missing a permanent maxillary left lateral incisor. There are no other orthodontic problems. A dental implant is planned when the patient is an adult. The most appropriate management is to
let the permanent canine erupt into a mesial position and reposition it into an Angle’s Class I before placing the implant.
let the permanent canine erupt into a mesial position and place the implant distal to the canine.
let the permanent canine erupt into a mesial position and reposition it into an Angle’s Class I as soon as possible.
encourage the permanent left canine to erupt into an Angle’s Class I relationship.
extract the primary maxillary left canine as soon as possible.