Double mesiodens – case report and literature review

Kamil Czarnecki, Aleksandra Misiejuk, Szymon Paprocki, Jakub Pietroń, Agata Żółtowska

Abstract


Supernumerary teeth located between the maxillary incisors, known as mesiodentes, are the most common variant of hyperdontia. They occur relatively frequently, affecting between 0.15–1.9% of the population. In rare cases, they appear in greater numbers. This article presents a case of double mesiodens in a 7-year-old boy and the surgical removal procedure. The description is supplemented with a literature review of similar published cases from Polish and English-language literature over the past 10 years.


 


Keywords


tooth; dentition; dentistry; oral medicine

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