Open AccessSupernumerary Tooth: A Common Odontostomatologic Anomaly Of Number Of Teeth
Author(s) -
Muhammad Shahrukh Khan Sadiq,
Daud Mirza
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of bahria university medical and dental college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-9482
pISSN - 2220-7562
DOI - 10.51985/jbumdc2018011
Subject(s) - supernumerary , maxilla , dentition , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , dentistry , permanent dentition , dental anomalies , dental arch , deciduous teeth , medicine , orthodontics , deciduous dentition , permanent teeth , biology , botany , genus
Supernumerary tooth (ST) is a developmental disturbance of number of teeth characterized by teeth present in excess of normal dental formula of deciduous or permanent dentition.1,2,3,4 It may occur in either dental arch, maxillary or mandibular.5 Literature has shown marked predilection in maxilla over mandible.6,7 The first documented report of supernumerary teeth has been revealed in human fossils that are approximately 11,000 years old.8