DOUBLE MESIODENS : A RARE CASE REPORT OF IMPACTED MOLARIFORM AND A CONICAL MESIODENTES

Dr Tazyeen Saher; Dr Prashant Babaji; Dr Shashibushan Kukkalli Kamalaksharappa

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

DOUBLE MESIODENS : A RARE CASE REPORT OF IMPACTED MOLARIFORM AND A CONICAL MESIODENTES

Dr Tazyeen Saher, Dr Prashant Babaji, Dr Shashibushan Kukkalli Kamalaksharappa

Abstract :

Any tooth present in the dental arch other than regular number is called as superneumerary teeth which leads to hyperdontia. Mesiodens is the commonest superneumerary teeth present in the premaxillary region. Multiple mesiodens is a rare condition often associated with impacted or erupted mesiodentes. Early diagnosis help in avoiding further complication like disturbance in chewing, swallowing and speech, impaired dentofacial aesthetics, and sometimes cyst formation. Here, we report a case of double mesiodentes in a non–syndromic patient which led to spacing and unaesthetic appearance