title: Supernumerary molars. A review of 53 cases.
abstract: Supernumerary molars are not uncommon and may be found nearly anywhere in the dental alveolar arches. A series of 36 patients that presented with 53 supernumerary molars are reviewed. They occurred more frequently in the maxilla (86.8%), had little or no clinical significance, tended to be impacted, and were not associated with the impactation of the third molar. Four cases of maxillary fifth molars are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Menardía-Pejuan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berini-Aytés
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gay-Escoda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar / Q000002:abnormalities; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000453:epidemiology; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000453:epidemiology*