title: Bilateral supernumerary teeth in deciduous dentition-a rarity.
abstract: Supernumerary teeth are considered as one of the most significant dental anomalies during the primary and early mixed dentition stages. They are of great concern to the dentists and parents because of the eruption, occlusal, and esthetic problems they can cause. Supernumerary teeth occur more frequently in the permanent dentition but rarely in primary dentition and more often seen in males. A supernumerary tooth in the primary dentition can cause ectopic or delayed eruption of permanent central incisors which will further alter occlusion and may compromise esthetics and formation of dentigerous cysts. Here we discuss a case of bilateral supernumerary teeth in deciduous dentition in a female child.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences , Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India .
authors.forename: Sonu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences , Bhubaneswar, India .
authors.forename: Chiranjit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences , Bhubaneswar, India .
authors.forename: Pradeep Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mondal
keywords: Bilateral, Female; Deciduous dentition; Mesiodens; Supernumerary teeth