A multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of an intruded maxillary permanent incisor complicated by the presence of two mesiodentes.
Treatment of a traumatically intruded maxillary incisor with an immature apex remains controversial. Treatment options include observation, surgical repositioning, or orthodontic forced eruption. Likewise, the ideal timing of surgical removal of a mesiodens is highly controversial: immediate versus delayed intervention. The complications associated with untreated supernumerary teeth include: overretention of primary teeth, delayed eruption of permanent incisors, rotations, impaction, diastema, pulp necrosis and root resorption. Less common sequelae include enlarged follicular sacs, cystic degeneration and nasal eruption. This paper describes another risk factor associated with delayed removal of a mesiodens previously not mentioned in the dental literature, namely potential complications arising from a traumatic injury, in particular intrusion, of the maxillary permanent incisors.
Kupietzky
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Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. drkup@netvision.net.il
Rotstein
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Kischinovsky
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D002648:Child; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000293:injuries; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery