Multiple impacted and erupted supernumerary premolars. 1995

M Piattelli, and A Piattelli
Dental School, University of Chieti, Italy.

The authors present a case of a 22-years-old patient with five supernumerary impacted and erupted premolars in the mandible. This dental anomaly is relatively rare occurring from 0.14% to 0.64% of the general population. About 75% of supernumerary premolars seen to be erupted.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011862 Radiography, Panoramic Extraoral body-section radiography depicting an entire maxilla, or both maxilla and mandible, on a single film. Orthopantomography,Panoramic Radiography,Pantomography,Orthopantomographies,Panoramic Radiographies,Pantomographies,Radiographies, Panoramic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001641 Bicuspid One of the eight permanent teeth, two on either side in each jaw, between the canines (CUSPID) and the molars (MOLAR), serving for grinding and crushing food. The upper have two cusps (bicuspid) but the lower have one to three. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p822) Premolar,Bicuspids,Premolars
D014095 Tooth, Impacted A tooth that is prevented from erupting by a physical barrier, usually other teeth. Impaction may also result from orientation of the tooth in an other than vertical position in the periodontal structures. Teeth, Impacted,Impacted Teeth,Impacted Tooth
D014096 Tooth, Supernumerary An extra tooth, erupted or unerupted, resembling or unlike the other teeth in the group to which it belongs. Its presence may cause malposition of adjacent teeth or prevent their eruption. Molar, Fourth,Teeth, Supernumerary,Fourth Molar,Fourth Molars,Molars, Fourth,Supernumerary Teeth,Supernumerary Tooth

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