title: Erupted maxillary conical mesiodens in deciduous dentition in a Bengali girl--a case report.
abstract: Mesiodens is a midline supernumerary tooth commonly seen in the maxillary arch. It is the most significant dental anomaly affecting permanent dentition mainly and primary dentition rarely. It may occur as an isolated dental anomalous condition or may be associated with a syndrome. Many theories have been promulgated to explain its etiology. But an exact etiology is still obscure. Incidence of mesiodens in children varies from 0.15 to 3.8%. Boys are affected more (2:1) than girls. Morphologically, mesiodens may be of three types: the most commonly seen is conical, while tuberculate and supplementary types.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Debjit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D016300:Radiography, Bitewing; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000175:diagnosis*