Innovative impaction treatment: upper arch.

Tooth impaction is a common problem in our clinical practice. Eruption and management of impacted teeth require carefully designed surgical procedures and orthodontic treatment. This lecture will detail some of the most common types of impaction cases, including maxillary central incisors and impacted canines(both labially and palatally), and their recommended course of surgical as well as orthodontic treatment. An innovative, minimally invasive surgery, the VISTA technique, that can shorten the treatment time and best preserve the keratinised gingiva, will be introduced.