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Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) enables precise three-dimensional assessment of canine position and resorption severity, yet the quantitative relationship between canine angulation and resorption remains incompletely characterized. Objectives: The objectives were to quantify the correlation between impacted maxillary canine angulation relative to the vertical reference line and the severity of adjacent lateral incisor root resorption using CBCT and to evaluate the influence of crown position on resorption prevalence. Materials and Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Oral Radiology, King Abdulaziz University Dental Hospital (KAUDH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, using CBCT scans acquired between January 2018 and December 2023. CBCT scans of 262 patients with impacted maxillary canines were analyzed. A total of 108 impacted canines from 88 patients were evaluated. Canine angulation was measured as the acute angle between the canine long axis and a vertical reference line on coronal CBCT sections. Crown position was classified as palatal, buccal, or center. Lateral incisor root resorption was graded using the modified Kaley and Phillips classification (Grade 0\u20134), where Grade 4 represents side resorption. Statistical analyses included Spearman rank correlation, Mann\u2013Whitney U test, chi-square test, and Kruskal\u2013Wallis test with post hoc comparisons (\u03b1 = 0.05). Results: Lateral incisor root resorption was detected in 17 of 108 canines (15.7%). Mean canine angulation was significantly higher in the resorption group (45.5\u00b0 \u00b1 21.4\u00b0) compared with the no-resorption group (32.7\u00b0 \u00b1 18.0\u00b0; Mann\u2013Whitney U = 809.5, p = 0.019). Spearman correlation revealed a significant positive association between angulation and resorption grade (\u03c1 = +0.243, p = 0.019). Canines angled \u2265 45\u00b0 exhibited a 3.5-fold higher resorption rate (32.1% vs. 9.2%; OR = 4.66, Fisher\u2019s Exact p = 0.012). Palatal crown position was associated with significantly higher resorption prevalence (25.5%) compared with center (5.1%) and buccal (11.1%) positions (\u03c72 = 7.258, p = 0.027). Unilateral impaction was associated with significantly higher resorption prevalence than bilateral (22.4% vs. 4.9%; p = 0.031). Conclusions: Larger canine angulation from the vertical reference line is significantly correlated with increased severity of adjacent lateral incisor root resorption. Palatal crown position, angulation \u2265 45\u00b0, and unilateral impaction pattern are important risk indicators. CBCT-based angulation measurement provides clinically relevant quantitative data to inform early intervention and treatment planning.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics16132086","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,3]],"date-time":"2026-07-03T07:59:47Z","timestamp":1783065587000},"page":"2086","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Three-Dimensional Correlation Between Impacted Maxillary Canine Angulation and Root Resorption of Adjacent Lateral Incisors: A CBCT Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9238-9110","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Raed J.","family":"Abualfaraj","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9237-279X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hanadi","family":"Sabban","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oral Diagnostic Sciences Department, Oral Radiology Division, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. 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