Sequential supernumerary teeth in nonsyndromic patients: report of 3 cases.
Supernumerary tooth/teeth (ST) are a well recognized clinical phenomenon defined as teeth that are additional to the normal complement. The purpose of this report was to describe 3 patients who developed multiple sequential ST. All patients were boys between 8 and 12 years old without significant medical history. In 2 cases, the ST were discovered while investigating the nonexfoliation of primary teeth, whereas in the other they were an occasional finding on a radiograph taken for orthodontic purposes. All patients were kept under close follow-up ofter treatment. The 3 patients collectively developed a total of 17 ST with 9 found in a single patient, over a 5-year period. This article demonstrates the importance of clinical and radiographic follow-up of ST patients, regardless of age, family history, or systemic condition.
Gomes
Carlos de Oliveira
Cde O
Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology. School of Dentistry. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Jham
Bruno Correia
BC
Souki
Bernardo Quiroga
BQ
Pereira
Tarcísio Junqueira
TJ
Mesquita
Ricardo Alves
RA
D001641:Bicuspid / Q000002:abnormalities; D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000002:abnormalities; D003970:Diastema / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000209:etiology; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging