title: Supplemental permanent maxillary canines: report of two rare bilateral cases.
abstract: Supernumerary teeth in the permanent maxillary canine areas are uncommon, and are usually in the form of small conical-shaped teeth. Only a few reports of supplemental maxillary canines have been published in the literature, and most relate to unilateral cases. Bilateral occurrence of such supplemental teeth in non-syndromic patients has been reported to be extremely rare. This article reports two cases of bilateral supplemental permanent maxillary canines in children with no associated syndrome.
authors.affiliation: School Dental Care Service, Department of Health, Hong Kong. rony_cho@dh.gov.hk
authors.forename: Shiu-yin
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Kar-hing
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: Chun-kei
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000002:abnormalities*; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary