Subacute pericoronitis from an unerupted supernumerary third molar. Report of a case.
Any tooth may be affected by pericoronitis. A case of acute pericoronitis from an unerupted supernumerary third molar tooth is described. The importance of the patient's history and the clinical examination in reaching a diagnosis is stressed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010497:Pericoronitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging