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Diagnosis and Management of Supernumerary Teeth

From Volume 35, Issue 8, October 2008 | Pages 510-520

Authors

Ashish Shah

BDS MFDS

Specialist Registrar in Orthodontics, Royal Berkshire Hospital (Reading) and Wexham Park Hospital (Slough), London, UK

Articles by Ashish Shah

Daljit S Gill

BDS, BSc, MSc, FDS RCS, MOrth, FDS(Orth) RSC(Eng)

Consultant Orthodontist/Honorary Senior Lecturer, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Honorary Consultant Orthodontist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London

Articles by Daljit S Gill

Christopher Tredwin

BDS(Hons), BSc(Hons), MSc, MFDS RCS(Eng), FDS(Rest Dent) RCS, FHEA

Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry, Eastman Dental Hospital, UK

Articles by Christopher Tredwin

Farhad B Naini

Consultant Orthodontist, St George's and Kingston Hospitals, London, UK

Articles by Farhad B Naini

Abstract

Supernumerary teeth can present in various forms and in any region of the mandible or maxilla, but have a predisposition for the anterior maxilla. They can cause a variety of complications in the developing dentition. This article reviews the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and options for the management of supernumerary teeth.

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