title: Midline space closure in the mixed dentition: a case report.
abstract: Supernumerary teeth which occur both in the primary and the permanent dentition are seen more frequently in the permanent dentition causing a variety of pathological disturbances. Presented herewith is a case report of a patient with a mesiodens which had caused flaring of the maxillary central incisors and impeded normal eruption of the maxillary lateral incisors. Extraction of the mesiodens was carried out; subsequently followed by the space closure utilizing simple fixed orthodontic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munshi
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Munshi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003818:Dentition, Mixed; D003970:Diastema / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008437:Maxilla; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy