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Conservative Management of Dens Evaginatus: Report of Two Unusual Cases

2010; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1067

0975-1904

Madiraju Guna Shekhar, Singamaneni Vijaykumar, Tenny John, GR Ravi,

Oral and Craniofacial Lesions

Dens evaginatus (DE) is a rare developmental anomaly characterized by presence of an extra cusp arising from occlusal or lingual surfaces.Isolated occurrence or concomitant presence of DE with other dental anomalies has been reported.DE commonly affects permanent teeth and is rarely seen in primary dentition.Treatment may be conservative or radical.This article presents two unusual cases of concomitant occurrence of a supernumerary tooth and DE affecting maxillary deciduous lateral incisor and conservative management of DE occurring concurrently with a possible Oehler's type I invagination in maxillary permanent lateral incisor.