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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · European Journal of General Dentistry 2012; 1(03): 204-206
DOI: 10.4103/2278-9626.105389
Case Report

Mandibular bilateral unerupted non-obstructing supernumerary premolars as a rare paradental anomaly

Vineet Gupta
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, DJ Dental College, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, India
,
Puneet Kumar
1   Public Health Dentistry, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Center, Ghaziabad, India
,
Prince Kumar
2   Department of Prosthodontics, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Center, Ghaziabad, India
,
Nishant Lakhani
3   Private Practitioner, Tagore Garden, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Non-syndromal multiple supernumerary teeth are most commonly seen in mandibular premolars region, followed by the molar and the anterior regions respectively. Dental literature rarely reports symmetrical supernumerary teeth in all four quadrants. However, supernumerary premolars may not become radiographically visible until the patient′s normal premolars have erupted. This article presents a case of a 45-year-old male with bilateral unerupted fully formed, buccally angulated, supernumerary premolars in the mandibular region without any obstruction to the eruption of mandibular first and second premolars. There was no syndrome associated. The delayed development of the supernumerary teeth in the premolar region supports the hypothesis that these teeth were part of a post-permanent dentition.

Keywords

Bilateral - non-obstructing - premolars - supernumerary - unerupted


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Article published online:
01 November 2021

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