(A) Raising of a full-thickness palatal flap. (B) Bonding an eyelet attachment with a hand-made twisted ligature wire to the exposed canine crown.

During the surgical exposure phase, patients in this group underwent a corticotomy procedure by drilling a series of circular holes (1 mm in diameter, 1-2 mm deep and spaced about 1.5 mm apart) in the cortical bone. These holes drilled at the area where the impacted canine would be moved towards as well as in the mesial and distal sides of the canine crown (
