Open AccessBilaterally impacted mandibular supernumerary premolars associated with unusual clinical complications
Author(s) -
Zameer Pasha,
Sameer Choudhari,
Azhar Rathod,
AN Sulabha
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.111826
Subject(s) - supernumerary , medicine , molar , dentition , dentistry , premolar , orthodontics , permanent dentition , incisor , asymptomatic , mandibular second molar , mandibular lateral incisor , mandibular first molar , surgery
Supernumerary teeth are extra teeth in comparison to the normal dentition. Their prevalence varies between 0.1% and 3.8%. Supernumeraries are more common in permanent dentition and its incidence is higher in maxillary incisor region, followed by maxillary third molar and mandibular molar, premolar, canine, and lateral incisor. The prevalence of supernumerary premolars is between 0.075-0.26%, and they may occur in single or multiple numbers Bilateral occurrence is uncommon and large percentage of supernumerary premolars remains impacted, unerupted, and usually asymptomatic; radiograph plays an important role in diagnosis of these. The present paper reports a case of bilaterally impacted completely developed supernumerary premolars associated with common clinical complication in unusual manner along with taurodontism of the upper and lower molars.