An unusual distribution of supplemental teeth in the primary dentition.
Supernumerary teeth are more common in the permanent than the primary dentition. In the latter, the majority occur in the maxillary lateral incisor region or as a mesiodens. Indeed, in one study conducted in the USA, all 26 cases of primary supernumerary teeth examined were found to be lateral incisors. This report describes a case presenting with three erupted supernumerary (supplemental) teeth in the primary dentition, including, somewhat unusually, bilateral duplication of maxillary canines.
Roberts
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Dental Health and Biological Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
Barlow
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Collard
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Hunter
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D003481:Cuspid; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary