An ectopically impacted premolar with a radiolucent defect.
This is a case report of an ectopically impacted, mandibular left second premolar. Radiographically the tooth was observed to have a large radiolucency in the crown. The surgical, orthodontic and restorative management of the case is presented with a brief literature review. The histological report substantiated the previous literature by confirming that the defect was not carious.
Rubenstein
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Wood
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Camm
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D000293:Adolescent; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014095:Tooth, Impacted