Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 12

Non-Syndromic Impacted Supernumerary Teeth-A Case Report

MDS, Pediatric Dentist, No 20, school road, venkateshwara nagar east phase, kodungaiyur, Chennai-600118

*Corresponding Author: Divya Subramanyam, Afflitation: MDS, Pediatric Dentist, Address: No 20, school road, venkateshwara nagar east phase, kodungaiyur, Chennai-600118, e-mail: smiley.divya24@gmail.com, Mobile: 9003226380

Online published on 31 March, 2020.

Abstract

Presence of impacted supernumerary teeth is quite common clinical phenomenon. However, Failure of eruption of permanent teeth may be attributed to some local and systemic factors. In general, systemic factors are responsible for eruption failure of multiple teeth whereas the local causes tend to affect one or few teeth. In this article, we describe a case of impacted permanent teeth and supernumerary teeth in a 13-year-old boy without any syndrome.

Keywords

Non syndromic, Supernumerary teeth, permanent dentition