Open AccessReport of a case with 19 supernumerary teeth in a non-syndromic patient
Author(s) -
Lei Yan,
Long Wang Yu,
Kishor Bhandari,
Chang Li Shan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-962X
DOI - 10.4103/0975-962x.135271
Subject(s) - supernumerary , medicine , permanent dentition , dentistry , dentition , permanent teeth , orthodontics , panoramic radiograph , cone beam computed tomography , supernumerary tooth , radiography , computed tomography , surgery
Supernumerary teeth occur frequently in human dentition, but presence of multiple supernumerary teeth in patients without any associated syndrome or systemic disorder is a rare phenomenon. Presence of supernumerary teeth in itself is not a problem and may not require removal in all cases but in certain conditions, they may be associated with several clinical complications and require removal. Here, we present a 14 year old female who complained of non emergence of permanent teeth. Orthopantomogram initially showed presence of fifteen impacted supernumerary teeth distributed in all quadrants, but later, cone-beam computed tomography further revealed four additional teeth, totaling to nineteen supernumerary teeth. Consultation with concerned specialists ruled out any syndromes or systemic disorders which led us to the diagnosis of "non-syndromic multiple supernumerary teeth" and this probably is the highest number of supernumerary teeth reported in a single non-syndromic patient till date.