Bilateral Supernumerary Teeth in Deciduous Dentition-A Rarity

• Main Authors: Sonu Acharya, Chiranjit Ghosh, Pradeep Kumar Mondal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-05-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: supernumerary teeth; deciduous dentition; mesiodens; bilateral; female
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4368/8873_CE(Ra1)_F(H)_PF1(PUH)_PFA(P)_PF2(PP).pdf

Supernumerary teeth are considered as one of the most significant dental anomalies during the primary and early mixed dentition stages. They are of great concern to the dentists and parents because of the eruption, occlusal, and esthetic problems they can cause. Supernumerary teeth occur more frequently in the permanent dentition but rarely in primary dentition and more often seen in males. A supernumerary tooth in the primary dentition can cause ectopic or delayed eruption of permanent central incisors which will further alter occlusion and may compromise esthetics and formation of dentigerous cysts. Here we discuss a case of bilateral supernumerary teeth in deciduous dentition in a female child.