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An unusual case of multiple maxillary anterior hyperdontia – the mesiodens and supernumerary central incisor in the mature adult: diagnosis and surgical management
Author(s) -
McCrea S.J.J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-248x.2012.01157.x
Subject(s) - medicine , supernumerary , dentistry , maxillary central incisor , orthodontics , odontogenic , dentition , dental arch , pathology
Supernumerary teeth are frequently present in the mixed and permanent dentition and infrequently in the deciduous dentition. Such teeth may cause a delay in normal eruption, crowding and aesthetic problems. Early diagnosis facilitates simpler treatment modalities. Late diagnosis may require the use of more advanced techniques to achieve acceptable aesthetics. This article reports the late presentation of the effects of unilateral maxillary two‐tooth anterior hyperdontia and its subsequent surgical management in the mature adult: dental implant replacement therapy and consecutive guided bone regeneration and tissue regeneration therapy were employed in the solution.