Department of Periodontics & Implantology, Sardar Patel Post-Graduate Institute of Medical & Dental Sciences, Lucknow.
Supernumerary teeth may be defined as any teeth or tooth substance in excess of the usual configuration of twenty deciduous, and thirty two permanent teeth. These are a relatively frequent disorder of odontogenesis, characterized by an excess number of teeth.
Supernumerary teeth in the maxillary midline are common and can present both esthetic and pathologic problems that can be extremely difficult to treat. This article presents a case of delayed eruption of maxillary permanent central incisor as a clinical complication due to an impacted supernumery tooth (mesiodens) and its surgical approach.
