Supernumerary teeth removal and orthodontic tooth repositioning: a case report.
A case is presented of a 12-year-old, black male, who had a full permanent dentition except for retaining the two maxillary primary central incisors. A radiographic examination revealed the presence of two supernumerary teeth interfering with the eruption of the permanent central incisors. Space was orthodontically created for the permanent central incisors, the primary central incisors and supernumerary teeth were removed, and the permanent central incisors were orthodontically brought into proper alignment.
Ochoa Grijalva
J F
JF
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, Lincoln 68583.
Kuster
C G
CG
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000209:etiology*