title: Multiple impacted teeth: report of 3 cases.
abstract: While impaction of tooth is widespread, multiple impacted teeth by itself is a rare condition and often found in association with syndromes such as cleidocranial dysplasia or Gardner's syndrome. A light of radiographic examination, we describe three Turkish young males with multiple impacted teeth who didn't possess any systemic conditions or syndromes involving both jaws. The first patient, a 21-year-old young male, had 16 unerupted teeth and 5 unerupted supernumerary teeth. The second patient with totally edentulous mandible, a 20-year-old young male, had 31 unerupted teeth. The third patient, a 21-year-old young male, had 22 unerupted teeth and 4 unerupted supernumerary teeth. Based on the clinical presentation, radiographic examination and histopathological studies, this paper discusses the differential diagnosis and management of such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Clinic, Guzelyali Military Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gürkan Raşit
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Bayar
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ortakoglu
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sencimen