A comparative analysis of patients with mesiodenses: a clinical and radiological study
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
;
: 190-193, 2015.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-118979
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
A mesiodens appears most commonly as a supernumerary tooth impacted in the anterior maxilla. The purpose of this study is analyze mesiodens clinically. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Gender, crown form, direction of impaction, relation to permanent incisors, and chief complaints of patients with extracted mesiodens were analyzed.RESULTS:
Patients were analyzed for motivation to visit the hospital; 85.4% of the patients were referred from other hospitals. Mesiodens was more common in males than in females (3.71), and 70.1% of patients had only one mesiodens, while 29.6% had two mesiodenses. Of the mesiodenses, 61.4% were of the aconical form, and the most common direction was upward (62.4%), followed by the normal position (26.0%) and the horizontal position (11.6%). The mesiodenses caused orthodontic problems with the permanent incisors in 46.3% of cases. Mesiodens associated with dentigerous cyst was rarely observed in our patient group.CONCLUSION:
Mesiodens is more common in males than in females and often affects the permanent incisors. Thus, careful clinical and radiological evaluations of mesiodenses are important.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Anormalidades Dentárias
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Dente Supranumerário
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Cisto Dentígero
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Coroas
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Incisivo
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Maxila
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Motivação
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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