Levine R A
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Compend Contin Educ Dent. 1997 Aug;18(8):795-803; quiz 804.
This article describes the background, technique, and benefits of forced eruption vs conventional osseous surgery in maintaining anterior esthetics. Four case reports will demonstrate the benefits of the procedure for maintaining esthetics and phonetics and preventing open interproximal spaces, which are seen frequently after conventional surgical procedures.