A twenty-one-year-old man was referred to an orthodontist for orthodontic re-treatment of dental element 32 by his dentist and a periodontist. At the buccal surface of the dental element a significant gingival resorption had occurred and the root of the element was located outside of the processus alveolaris buccally. This case will be presented at the thematic tour ‘Door de beugel: team up’ on 27 October 2015, which is organised by the Nederlandse Vereniging van Tandartsen (Dutch Dentists’ Society) and will be held at 4 different locations in the Netherlands. Readers of the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Tandheelkunde get an exclusive preview of the case. The treatment of choice will be published in the December 2015 issue.