Open AccessErupted maxillary conical mesiodens in deciduous dentition in a Bengali girl - A case report
Author(s) -
Debjit Ray,
Bhaswar B. Bhattacharya,
Subir Sarkar,
Gourab Das
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.16891
Subject(s) - supernumerary , etiology , medicine , deciduous dentition , dentition , dentistry , girl , orthodontics , dental anomalies , psychology , developmental psychology , pathology
Mesiodens is a midline supernumerary tooth commonly seen in the maxillary arch. It is the most significant dental anomaly affecting permanent dentition mainly and primary dentition rarely. It may occur as an isolated dental anomalous condition or may be associated with a syndrome. Many theories have been promulgated to explain its etiology. But an exact etiology is still obscure. Incidence of mesiodens in children varies from 0.15 to 3.8%. Boys are affected more (2:1) than girls. Morphologically, mesiodens may be of three types: the most commonly seen is conical, while tuberculate and supplementary types.