Transmigration of Impacted Canines: A Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature.

Nezar Watted, Emad Hussein,

Abstract

The mandibular canine shows an unusual tendency to migrate to the opposite side of the jaw. Numerous theories have been proposed to explain this rare phenomenon and a broad classification has also been proposed. This paper reports a series of 2 cases with mandibular canine transmigration with special emphasis on etiology and classification of transmigrations.