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Lower mesiodens: report of an unusual case

  • Marilia Alencar1
  • Danilo Duarte1
  • Patricia Cury2
  • Marcelo Bönecker3,*,

1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, UNICSUL,São Paulo, Brazil

2Department of Pediatric Dentistry, UNICSUL,São Paulo, Brazil

3Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of São Paulo, USP, São Paulo, Brazil

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.29.4.u1j5249mv7p288l6 Vol.29,Issue 4,October 2005 pp.353-355

Published: 01 October 2005

*Corresponding Author(s): Marcelo Bönecker E-mail: bonecker@usp.br

Abstract

This report describes a case of an 11 years old girl presenting a supernumerary tooth between lower central incisors. The case initially required only surgical treatment to remove the lower mesiodens. Sequentially, the patient was referred to an orthodontic therapy due to a presence of diastema.


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Marilia Alencar,Danilo Duarte,Patricia Cury,Marcelo Bönecker. Lower mesiodens: report of an unusual case. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2005. 29(4);353-355.

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