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HIPERDONTIA: RELATO DE CASO COM 10 ELEMENTOS SUPRANUMERÁRIOS

2013; ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA; Volume: 4; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17267/2596-3368dentistry.v4i2.255

ISSN

2596-3368

Autores

Thiago Felippe Oliveira de Macêdo, Maysa De Nogueira Barros Melo, Fabio De Freitas Pereira Freire, Renata Moura Xavier Dantas, Débora Luzia Santos Andrade, Roberto Almeida de Azevedo,

Tópico(s)

Dental Trauma and Treatments

Resumo

Hyperdontia consists on the presence of excessive number of teeth, considering the normal human dentition. These excessive teeth are called supernumeraries and this phenomenon’s etiologies are the genetics, the environment and mainly some syndromes. Because of this, it is considered rare at non-syndromic patients. Earlier diagnosis and correct treatment prevent complications like dental resorption, malocclusion, position and eruption teeth’s disorders, cysts and/or tumors. The aims of this article are report a rare case of ten supernumerary teeth and discuss its best treatment.

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