title: Smile rejuvenation: A case report.
abstract: Mesiodens is the commonly occurring supernumerary tooth seen between the maxillary central incisors which causes compromised aesthetics and malocclusion. Till date orthodontic therapy provides an excellent solution for the management of mesiodens. Recently, Restorative Space Management (RSM) has been used successfully to correct tooth shape, proportions and colour with minimal tooth preparations. This case report describes the successful management of an unaesthetic smile due to presence of a mesiodens in the midline primarily using aesthetic treatment only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Endodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Chinmaya Kumar
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Samantaroy
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Endodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Ramya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raghu
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Endodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Endodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Gautham P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Manjunath
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Endodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Puneetha
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Endodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Satya Narayan
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Reddy
keywords: Mesiodens; restorative space management; supernumerary tooth