Introduction: Maxillary canines are the second most frequently impacted teeth after molars with an incidence ranging from 1% to 2.5%. It is more often found on the palatine side, it appears twice more in women than in men - 1.17% : 0.51%. Impactions are most often unilateral, but 8% to 10% of cases are bilateral. The causes of impaction can be local or general. The positioning of the canines in the arch depends on: depth in the bone, position, size, angle, etc. If all of these are favorable, then preservation and arch placement of the impacted canines is indicated.
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show the surgical approach to impacted maxillary canines in cases where their preservation and placement in the arch is indicated.
Material and methods: This paper is a review of the literature on the surgical approach of impacted maxillary canines. The research was done using the central databases PubMed, Scopus, Google scholar, etc.
Result: Impacted canines can be in 5 possible positions: 1. Palatal localization, 2. Palatal localization of the crown and labial root, 3. Labial crown and palatal localization of the root, 4. Labial, 5. Ectopic. The surgical approach for the purpose of arching the impacted canines can be done in two surgical ways: 1. Closed technique and 2. Open techniqu
