title: Uncommon mesiodens--a report of two cases.
abstract: Mesiodens is a supernumerary tooth with a cone shaped crown and a short root situated between the maxillary central incisors. Supernumerary teeth occur as isolated dental findings or as part of a syndrome. They are frequently discovered when a normal tooth is either delayed in its eruption or displaced often resulting in arch length inadequacy. An early diagnosis allows early intervention, more favourable prognosis and minimal complications. Presented here are two cases of unusual bilateral mesiodens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, PT. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institution of Medical Sciences, Rohtak.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008437:Maxilla; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*