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case_images: Panoramic radiograph showing a totally impacted primary left mandibular second molar. The developing second premolar and an odontoma are positioned occlusally to the crown of the unerupted primary tooth
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case_images: It showed two developing, unerupted teeth; namely, the mandibual left second primary molar and its second premolar (Fig 1).
case_images: Panoramic radiograph after surgical extraction of the impacted primary left mandibular second molar and odontoma
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case_images: Based on this information, surgical extraction of the unerupted primary second molar and the radiopaque mass was planned to facilitate the eruption of the second premolar (Fig 2).
case_images: Occlusal view of lower passive lingual arch
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case_images: A passive lingual arch was placed in the lower arch as a space maintainer (Fig 3).
case_images: Panoramic radiograph showing the second premolar eruption path after 13 months
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case_images: A follow up panoramic radiograph showed the second premolar eruption path after 13 months (Fig 4).
case_images: The second permanent premolar teeth completely erupted
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case_images: After 31 months, the teeth had erupted in its normal position (Fig 5).