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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 198-201 |
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Occurrence of bilaterally impacted mandibular supernumerary teeth: A rare case report and review of literature
Pravesh Kumar Jhingta1, Vinay Kumar Bhardwaj2, Deepak Sharma1, Nishant Negi3, Sanjeev Vaid3, Naresh Kumar4
1 Department of Periodontology, H. P. Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
2 Department of Public Health Dentistry, H. P. Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
3 Department of Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics, H. P. Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
4 Department of Periodontology, Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College and Research Centre, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Pravesh Kumar Jhingta
Department of Periodontology, H. P. Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0976-433X.156217 
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Supernumerary teeth are present in addition to the normal complement of teeth in permanent or deciduous dentitions. Incidence is high in a permanent dentition, affecting both the gender. They are more common in males, with the male to female ratio of 2:1. When the supernumerary teeth are causing problems such as, extensive resorption of adjacent teeth, hindering the eruption or malposition of permanent teeth, early surgical intervention is recommended. A case of bilaterally impacted supernumerary premolars was reported, when an orthopantomograph view was taken that revealed the presence of additional teeth impacted in relation to 35-36 and 45-46. Literature reports increased occurrence of the supernumeraries in the maxilla, but supernumerary premolars are more likely to develop in the mandible. Etiology of supernumerary teeth is ambiguous, and is due to the following conditions: Atavism or reversion, heredity, aberrations during embryologic formation, progress zone, and unified etiologic explanation. |
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