Annals and Essences of Dentistry
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 3

Dentigerous cyst associated with impacted mesiodens-a case report

  • Author:
  • Dhaval N. Mehta, Mukesh Asarani
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 75 to 77

Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Karnavati school of Dentistry, Uvarsad, Gujarat

*Corresponding Author: Dr Dhaval N. Mehta, 23, Sunita Society, Beh. C.N. Vidhyalaya, Ambawadi, Bhudarpura Road, Ahmedabd-380006, Mobile No.: 09825528915, Residential No.: 079 26440156, Email: drdhaval80@gmail.comc, drdhavalomr@gmail.com

Online published on 22 September, 2011.

Abstract

Supernumerary teeth or hyperdontia are a type of developmental disturbances occurring during the period of Odontogenesis due to which teeth are formed in excess of the normal number. The complications associated with mesiodens are delayed or non eruption of permanent incisors, displacement/rotation of teeth, crowding, midline diastema, dentigerous cyst formation.

Keywords

Dentigerous cyst, Mesiodens, Supernumerary teeth