An unusual distribution of supplemental teeth in the primary dentition

Int J Paediatr Dent. 2005 Nov;15(6):464-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2005.00672.x.

Abstract

Supernumerary teeth are more common in the permanent than the primary dentition. In the latter, the majority occur in the maxillary lateral incisor region or as a mesiodens. Indeed, in one study conducted in the USA, all 26 cases of primary supernumerary teeth examined were found to be lateral incisors. This report describes a case presenting with three erupted supernumerary (supplemental) teeth in the primary dentition, including, somewhat unusually, bilateral duplication of maxillary canines.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cuspid
  • Humans
  • Incisor
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Maxilla
  • Tooth, Deciduous
  • Tooth, Supernumerary*