title: Navigation-Guided Extraction of Impacted Supernumerary Teeth: A Case Report.
abstract: Supernumerary teeth usually result in retarded eruption, malocclusion, poor esthetics, and cyst formation. Management involves surgical extraction, which can be challenging in certain complicated cases owing to the risk of injury to young permanent tooth germs or fragile roots. The present report describes a novel preoperative computer-assisted and intraoperative navigation-guided surgical treatment for a case of complicated impacted supernumerary teeth. The report highlights accurate tooth location and minimal invasion with use of the navigation-guided system. Moreover, it discusses various treatment considerations during such a procedure.
authors.affiliation: Attending Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Nian-Hui
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: PhD Student, Department of Radiology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Jiao
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China. Electronic address: kqzhangwei@bjmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*