To evaluate the efficacy of the novel method in determining the position of impacted maxillary canine using cone beam computed tomography and panoramic radiography. Material and Methodology: The study was conducted in Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Yenepoya Dental college, Mangalore, Karnataka. CBCT scans of the craniofacial region and panaromic radiographs taken from January 2011 to December 2019 for various purposes was used for the study. A total of subjects (12 males and 12 females) with a total of 31 impacted canines were included. The sector locations of the impacted canine root apices on the panoramic radiographs were compared with the labio-palatal positions of impacted maxillary canines on cone beam computed tomography. Result: The efficacy of the root apex or the sector method was found to be 70.6%, 62.5% and 18.8% for palatally impacted, impaction in mid alveolus and buccal impactions respectively. The efficacy of magnification method is 60% for buccal canine impaction and 88% for palatal canine impaction. Conclusion: The magnification and sector method are reliable for analysing the palatal canine impaction. Although Periapical radiographs are user friendly and cost effective for diagnosis of impaction, CBCT plays a gold standard in accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.