Submerged permanent teeth: literature review and case report.

Submerged permanent teeth pose a diagnostic as well as a treatment planning dilemma. Teeth with delayed eruption, arrested eruption, and paradoxical movement all can appear to be submerged teeth. While orthodontics may seem like the simplest solution, it often has the most frustrating results. A multidisciplinary approach often is required, utilizing surgical, orthodontic, and prosthetic components.