Title

Periodontal outcomes: Surgical exposure versus extraction of impacted maxillary canines

Authors

Tarun Choudhary^1,*, Sardhar Malothu², Archisman Mukherjee³, Manali Prakash Jadhav⁴, Ritik Roshan⁵ & Geetu Singh⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India; ²Department of Dentistry, Father Colombo Medical College and Hospital, Warangal, Telangana, India; ³Department of Periodontology, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India; ⁴Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Government Dental College & Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India; ⁵Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India; ⁶Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Maharishi Markendshwar College of Dental Sciences & Research, Maharishi Markendshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Haryana, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Tarun Choudhary - E-mail: drtarunchoudhary@gmail.com
Sardhar Malothu - E-mail: sardhar3230@gmail.com
Archisman Mukherjee - E-mail: archismanmukherjee1003@gmail.com
Manali Prakash Jadhav - E-mail: vinzdarla90@gmail.com
Ritik Roshan - E-mail: dr.ritikroshan@gmail.com
Geetu Singh - E-mail: geetusingh9019@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received May 1, 2026; Revised May 31, 2026; Accepted May 31, 2026, Published May 31, 2026

Abstract

Impacted maxillary canines pose a clinical dilemma in selecting an optimal treatment modality while preserving periodontal health. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate periodontal outcomes between surgical exposure with orthodontic traction and extraction in 100 patients over 12 months. Indices assessed included plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment loss, gingival recession and alveolar bone levels. Results showed significantly greater increases in PPD, CAL, GR and bone loss in the surgical exposure group, while extraction maintained relatively stable periodontal parameters (p < 0.05). Thus, we show integrating periodontal risk assessment into treatment planning for impacted maxillary canines.

Keywords

Impacted maxillary canine, orthodontic traction, periodontal outcomes, surgical exposure, tooth extraction

Citation

Choudhary et al. Bioinformation 22(5): 2833-2837 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.