Contemporary Clinical Dentistry (Jan 2012)

Agenesis of premolar associated with submerged primary molar and a supernumerary premolar: An unusual case report

  • S. V. S. G. Nirmala,
  • C Sandeep,
  • N Sivakumar,
  • M S Babu,
  • V Lalitha

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-237X.95116
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 5
pp. 99 – 102

Abstract

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The combination of submerged primary molar, agenesis of permanent successor with a supernumerary in the same place is very rare. The purpose of this article is to report a case of submerged mandibular left second primary molar with supernumerary tooth in the same region along with agenesis of second premolar in an 11-year-old girl, its possible etiological factors, and a brief discussion on treatment options.

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