Totally submerged deciduous maxillary molars. Case reports.
The total reimpaction or submersion of deciduous teeth is a very uncommon phenomenon and few cases have been reported in the literature. The condition affects the mandibular second deciduous molar most often and the maxillary first deciduous molar least often. Two cases of totally reimpacted maxillary deciduous molars are reported.
Antoniades
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Tsodoulos
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Karakasis
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000844:Ankylosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery