title: Late-Developing Supernumerary Premolars: Analysis of Different Therapeutic Approaches.
abstract: This case series describes the different potential approaches to late-developing supernumerary premolars (LDSP). LDSP are supernumerary teeth (ST) formed after the eruption of the permanent dentition; usually they develop in the premolar region of the upper and lower jaw. The choice to extract or to monitor the LDSP depends on many factors and has to be carefully planned due to the several risks that either the monitoring or the extraction could provoke. These four cases of LDSP showed different treatment plan alternatives derived from a scrupulous assessment of the clinical and radiographic information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Loc. Germaneto, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9088-2606
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paduano
authors.affiliation: School of Orthodontics, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Oral Sciences University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9741-794X
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rongo
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, University Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Research in Dentofacial Orthopedics, Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Research Area in Oral Pathology and Implantology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucchese
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate School of Orthodontics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aiello
authors.affiliation: School of Orthodontics, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Oral Sciences University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Ambrosina
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2969-2069
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michelotti
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate School of Orthodontics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9499-0556
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grippaudo