title: Impacted maxillary second premolars: a report of four cases.
abstract: Impacted teeth are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Apart from their symptomatic nature and the probable functional disruption they can cause, impacted teeth have the potential to cause more severe and serious problems such as development of dentigerous cysts and other complications due to their proximity to the nasal and oral cavity. In this report, we highlight a series of four cases involving maxillary second premolars, teeth that are not often impacted.
authors.affiliation: Basic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Taif, Al-Hawaiah, Taif Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Bhari Sharanesha
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Manjunatha
authors.affiliation: Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, S J M Dental College and Hospital, Chitradurga, India.
authors.forename: Shivashankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chikkaramaiah
authors.affiliation: Basic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Taif, Al-Hawaiah, Taif Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Pritam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panja
authors.affiliation: Krupa Dental Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Nagesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koratagere
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult