RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia (Mar 2018)

Microtooth supernumerary included in Zygomatic root

  • Sérgio Bartolomeu de Farias MARTORELLI,
  • Érica Passos de Medeiros LACERDA,
  • Felipe Bravo Machado de ANDRADE

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-863720180001000113203
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66, no. 1
pp. 82 – 87

Abstract

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A supernumerary tooth is one that is additional. The diagnosis is usually made by clinical exam and routine radiographs, and the majority of such teeth are impacted and asymptomatic, without affect others teeth. The supernumerary teeth, can occur included or impacted. An early diagnosis is important in order to implement a suitable plan of treatment and prevent such complications. Ectopic inclusions occur at about 1% of the general population and might be present at many diverse localizations. In this article the authors review the literature around the ectopic inclusions and report a case of an intranasal ectopic supernumerary inclusion. The prophylactic surgical removal of the supernumerary teeth is generally the treatment of choice.

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