Mesiodens mandibular
- Baca Pérez-Bryan, Rafael
- López Carriches, Carmen
- Alobera Gracia, Miguel Ángel
- Leco Berrocal, María Isabel
ISSN: 1697-6398, 1697-641X
Ano de publicación: 2007
Volume: 4
Número: 3
Páxinas: 25-28
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Científica dental: Revista científica de formación continuada
Resumo
The mesiodens is a supernumerary tooth located in the premaxilla, between the two central incisors. Its incidence varies between 0.15% and 1.9%. It is more frequent in men than in women, the ratio being 2:1. The most accepted etiological cause is hyperactivity of the dental plate. It can cause delay in eruption of the adjacent teeth, improper position, diastema, radicular reabsorption, and less frequently, radicular cysts. Diagnosis is often clinical and completed with periapical, occlusal and panoramic x-ray. A clinical case of mandibular mesodens is described with very low incidence and a bibliographic review in this respect is done, publications about inferior mesodens being few in number.