A comparative analysis of patients with mesiodenses: a clinical and radiological study.
10.5125/jkaoms.2015.41.4.190
- Author:
Sung Suk LEE
1
;
Su Gwan KIM
;
Ji Su OH
;
Jae Seek YOU
;
Kyung In JEONG
;
Young Kyun KIM
;
Sang Ho LEE
;
Nan Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. sgckim@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Supernumerary tooth;
Tooth abnormalities
- MeSH:
Crowns;
Dentigerous Cyst;
Female;
Humans;
Incisor;
Male;
Maxilla;
Motivation;
Tooth Abnormalities;
Tooth, Supernumerary
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2015;41(4):190-193
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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 AND METHODS: 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 (3.7:1), 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.
