Multiple unerupted impacted supernumerary teeth: a rare case report of father and son / Múltiples dientes supernumerarios impactados no erupcionados: presentación de un caso raro de padre e hijo

Multiple impacted supernumerary teeth without any associated systemic conditions or syndromes are rare. The prevalence rate of supernumerary teeth in the permanent dentition is between 0.1– 6.9 percent as compared to 0.3–0.6 percent in theprimary dentition. In this article, reporting a rare family history of non-syndromic multiple impacted supernumerary teeth,found incidentally during routine radiographic examination. Though the etiologic factor of multiple impacted supernumerary teeth are still not clearly known especially in cases without any syndrome. However, thorough evaluation is necessary toexclude associated systemic conditions.

Son raros los casos de sujetos con múltiples dientes supernumerarios impactados sin ningún tipo de afectación sistémica o síndrome. La tasa de prevalencia de dientes supernumerarios en la dentición permanente varía entre 0,1­6,9 % en comparación con el 0,3­0,6 % en la dentición primaria. En este artículo, se reporta una historia familiar rara de múltiples dientes supernumerarios impactados no sindrómicos, encontrados incidentalmente durante un examen radiográfico de rutina. El factor etiológico de dientes múltiples supernumerarios impactados aún no está claro, especialmente en los casos sin ningún tipo de síndrome. Sin embargo, es necesaria una evaluación a fondo para descartar enfermedades sistémicas asociadas.

Single Family Members with Multiple Impacted teeth: A Rare Case Report.

Multiple impacted teeth of idiopathic origin are a rare dental anomaly. Various local and systemic causative factors have been implicated in the literature; however, it is unknown at present about the localization of the genetic defect in the phenotype of failure of eruption. Retained primary teeth is a well-known process, but multiple permanent and supernumerary teeth that too asymptomatic is surely a rare possibility. This article aims in to consolidate and organize the available information regarding the tooth eruption failure and to collaborate the current evidence with the report of three adult sibling’s cases of failure of eruption of multiple permanent teeth in a family without a known cause.