Open AccessDracula tooth: A very rare case report of peg-shaped mandibular incisors
Author(s) -
Ashwin Devasya,
Mythri Sarpangala
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/0975-1475.195123
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , mandibular arch , orthodontics , mandibular lateral incisor , arch , molar , mandibular first molar , civil engineering , engineering
Microdontia is a term used to describe teeth which are smaller than normal. Peg-shaped teeth are type of microdontia, a developmental disturbances of teeth mainly due to congenital reasons. Most commonly affecting single teeth, that is maxillary lateral incisors. Incidence of peg shaped tooth in maxillary laterals are usually seen and reported. But in mandibular arch it is very rare. Present case, it affected all the incisors of mandibular arch and also the laterals of maxillary arch which is rarest of condition. This case report presents a non syndromic, peg shaped mandibular incisors in a 11 year old male patient.