Surgical management of a labially placed permanent maxillary central incisor after supernumerary tooth extraction: report of a case.
A case of a 12-year old-boy having a chief complaint of labially placed maxillary central incisor is presented. Radiographic evaluation revealed the presence of a supernumerary tooth impeding the eruption of the left permanent central incisor. The mesiodens was surgically removed and the permanent central incisor was positioned and splinted into proper alignment.
Prabhu
N T
NT
Department of Pedodontics, A.B. Shetty Dental College, Mangalore, India.
Munshi
A K
AK
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*