Unusual permanent maxillary and mandibular canine transmigration – Report of two new Indian cases

An unusual and uncommon dental anomalies and tooth developmental abnormalities are encountered in human being due to nature’s constant evolutionary phenomenon. Dental anomalies can affect any part of the tooth including either crown or root structure resulting various developmental malformations with respect to size, tooth number, tooth structure, tooth composition and tooth shape. Tooth developmental variations include ectopic eruption, delayed eruption, impaction, tooth transposition and tooth transmigration. Most of these developmental variations are always found hidden in the bone and bypassing from the clinical examination. The purpose of this research paper is to present occurrence of unusual maxillary canine and type V mandibular permanent canine transmigration which occurred in two Indian patients. The research paper also critically discusses the different topographic classification of the mandibular canine transmigration evident in the literature.