A CASE SERIES STUDY OF MESIODENS AMONG CHILDREN WHO PRESENTED TO ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY

Abstract

Purpose: Supernumerary tooth is one of the developmental problems in children. Supernumerary tooth present in the midline of the maxilla is called "mesiodens". Mesiodens present classical oral complication such as impaction of adjacent teeth, crowding, diastema formation, rotation, displacement of teeth, and occlusal interference. The treatment modality is removal of mesiodens and further observation till the permanent incisors erupt. The aim of this study is to evaluate the epidemiological characteristics of mesiodens, with an analysis of the associated clinical-eruptive complications.