Endoscopic Removal of a Supernumerary Premolar in the Mandible during a Dental Implant Placement.
The surgical removal of supernumerary teeth is necessary in some cases, especially before the commencement of any orthodontic or implant treatment procedure. In the mandibular supernumerary premolar, a more conservative approach is required because of the presence of complications associated with conventional surgery due to the close proximity of the said premolar to the alveolar inferior and mental nerves, and the need for bone conservation for implant placement. The endoscopic surgical approach has been used for the removal of the maxillary supernumerary tooth, impacted third molar, and implants. In this case report, we present an endoscopically assisted surgical technique for the removal of an unerupted supernumerary premolar in the mandible associated with a dental implant placement procedure.
CIMOFIR Research Center, Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Manuel Montt 112, 4781176 Temuco, Chile ; Dentistry Centre, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Georg-August-Universität, Robert Koch Street 40, 37099 Göttingen, Germany.
Víctor
V
Beltrán
CIMA Research Center, Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Manuel Mont 112, 4781176 Temuco, Chile.
Mario
M
Cantín
CIMOFIR Research Center, Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Manuel Montt 112, 4781176 Temuco, Chile ; Dental Materials and Prosthodontics Department, Ribeirão Preto Dental School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Café w/n, 14040-904 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Eduardo
0000-0001-6175-6221
E
Borie
CIMOFIR Research Center, Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Manuel Montt 112, 4781176 Temuco, Chile.
Ramón
R
Fuentes
Dentistry Centre, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Georg-August-Universität, Robert Koch Street 40, 37099 Göttingen, Germany.
Wilfried
W
Engelke