Supernumerary teeth "mesiodens". Case report.
The supernumerary tooth is an anomaly of dental eruption that is not rare to find in the clinical practice. Among the supernumerary teeth the "mesiodens" is most frequent. The mesiodens is found in the region of the superior central incisors and it can be the cause of many complications. The aim of this work is the description of a rare symptomatic case of mesiodens and the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to adopt when this dental anomaly occurs. In particular the authors suggest making radiographic examinations only in the family of patients with dental anomalies of number, thinking that the incidence of such anomalies is too low to justify mass radiographic examinations.
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Department of the Head and Neck Pathology, Oral Cavity and Audio-Verbal Communication, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy. angelo.itro@unina2.it
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery