Indian Journal of Dentistry
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 40-43, June 2011

Management of an inverted impacted mesiodens, associated with a partially erupted supplemental tooth—a case report

  • SAH Jafri, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Registrar, Dental Department, North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Dr. SAH Jafri, Registrar, Dental Department, North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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  • Parampreet Kaur Pannu, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Ramnagar, Rajpura, India
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  • Virat Galhotra, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Ramnagar, Rajpura, India
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  • Gagan Dogra, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Dashmesh Dental College, Faridkot, India

Received 20 April 2011; accepted 13 May 2011.

Article Outline

Abstract 

Ectopically impacted supernumerary teeth are common anomalies of the maxillofacial complex. Most of such cases are usually asymptomatic and are diagnosed on routine clinical or radiographic examination. Associated complications include crowding, displacement, root resorption, or delayed eruption of adjacent teeth, diastema, or dentigerous cyst formation. To minimize these complications, early diagnosis, and appropriate management of the supernumerary teeth is essential for a more favorable prognosis in order to prevent aesthetic and occlusal problems. In this article, we discuss a case with two supernumerary teeth, one being an inverted impacted mesiodens, placed high in the palate and the other a partially erupted, rotated mesiodens in maxillary left anterior region associated with delayed eruption of permanent maxillary left central incisor.

Keywords:  Inverted impacted mesiodens , supernumerary teeth , supplemental tooth

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PII: S0975-962X(11)60011-7

doi:10.1016/S0975-962X(11)60011-7

Indian Journal of Dentistry
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 40-43, June 2011

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