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Multidisciplinary Management and Long-Term Follow-up of Mesiodens: A Case Report

  • Dilsah Cogulu1,*,
  • Enver Yetkiner1
  • Cemal Akay2
  • Ozlem Seckin3
  • Riza Alpoz1

1Department of Pedodontics, Ege University School of Dentistry, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey

2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ege University School of Dentistry

3Department of Orthodontics, Ege University School of Dentistry

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.33.1.212p1q4156625122 Vol.33,Issue 1,January 2009 pp.63-66

Published: 01 January 2009

*Corresponding Author(s): Dilsah Cogulu E-mail: dilsah.cogulu@ege.edu.tr

Abstract

Supernumerary teeth are relatively common in the oral cavity and are characterized by an excessive number of teeth. The term "mesiodens" refers to a supernumerary tooth located in the midline of the maxilla between the central incisors. Mesiodens may cause a variety of pathological complications such as impaction of the maxillary central incisors, tooth retention or delayed eruption of the permanent incisors,crowding, eruption within the nasal cavity, formation of diastema, intraoral infection, root anomaly, root resorption of adjacent teeth and cyst formation accompanied by bone destruction. Therefore it is recommended to follow-up with regular radiographic examination. Early diagnosis minimizes treatment needs and prevents associated complications. The present case, followed for 7 years, presented bilateral mesiodens resulting in delayed eruption of the permanent incisors and emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary management and long-term follow-up.

Keywords

Mesiodens, supernumerary tooth, management

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Dilsah Cogulu,Enver Yetkiner,Cemal Akay,Ozlem Seckin,Riza Alpoz. Multidisciplinary Management and Long-Term Follow-up of Mesiodens: A Case Report. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2009. 33(1);63-66.

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