title: Multidisciplinary management and long-term follow-up of mesiodens: a case report.
abstract: Supernumerary teeth are relatively common in the oral cavity and are characterized by an excessive number of teeth. The term "mesiodens" refers to a supernumerary tooth located in the midline of the maxilla between the central incisors. Mesiodens may cause a variety of pathological complications such as impaction of the maxillary central incisors, tooth retention or delayed eruption of the permanent incisors, crowding, eruption within the nasal cavity, formation of diastema, intraoral infection, root anomaly, root resorption of adjacent teeth and cyst formation accompanied by bone destruction. Therefore it is recommended to follow-up with regular radiographic examination. Early diagnosis minimizes treatment needs and prevents associated complications. The present case, followed for 7 years, presented bilateral mesiodens resulting in delayed eruption of the permanent incisors and emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary management and long-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Ege University School of Dentistry, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey. dilsah.cogulu@ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: Dilsah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cogulu
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yetkiner
authors.forename: Cemal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akay
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Seckin
authors.forename: Riza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alpoz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted; D016896:Treatment Outcome