Sequential supernumerary teeth in nonsyndromic patients: report of 3 cases.

Abstract

Supernumerary tooth/teeth (ST) are a well recognized clinical phenomenon defined as teeth that are additional to the normal complement. The purpose of this report was to describe 3 patients who developed multiple sequential ST. All patients were boys between 8 and 12 years old without significant medical history. In 2 cases, the ST were discovered while investigating the nonexfoliation of primary teeth, whereas in the other they were an occasional finding on a radiograph taken for orthodontic purposes. All patients were kept under close follow-up ofter treatment. The 3 patients collectively developed a total of 17 ST with 9 found in a single patient, over a 5-year period. This article demonstrates the importance of clinical and radiographic follow-up of ST patients, regardless of age, family history, or systemic condition.

• Authors: Carlos de Oliveira Gomes, Bruno Correia Jham, Bernardo Quiroga Souki, Tarcísio Junqueira Pereira, Ricardo Alves Mesquita
• Journal: Pediatric dentistry (Pediatr Dent) 2008 Jan-Feb Vol. 30 Issue 1 Pg. 66-9 ISSN: 0164-1263 [Print] United States
• PMID: 18402103 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Bicuspid (abnormalities)
• Child
• Cuspid (abnormalities)
• Diastema (etiology)
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Incisor (abnormalities)
• Male
• Radiography
• Tooth Extraction
• Tooth, Impacted (etiology)
• Tooth, Supernumerary (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging)