Three dimensional evaluation of impacted mesiodens using dental cone beam CT.
- Author:
Dong Ho LEE
1
;
Jae Seo LEE
;
Suk Ja YOON
;
Byung Cheol KANG
Author Information
1. School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Tooth, Supernumerary;
Incisor;
Cone-Beam Computed Tomograpahy
- MeSH:
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography;
Dentigerous Cyst;
Diastema;
Displacement (Psychology);
Incisor;
Sex Ratio;
Tooth;
Tooth, Supernumerary
- From:Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
2010;40(3):109-114
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was performed to analyze the position, pattern of impacted mesiodens, and their relationship to the adjacent teeth using Dental cone-beam CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty-two dental cone-beam CT images with 81 impacted mesiodenses were selected from about 2,298 cone-beam CT images at Chonnam National University Dental Hospital from June 2006 to March 2009. The position, pattern, shape of impacted mesiodenses and their complications were analyzed in cone-beam CT including 3D images. RESULTS: The sex ratio (M : F) was 2.9 : 1. Most of the mesiodenses (87.7%) were located at palatal side to the incisors. 79% of the mesiodenses were conical in shape. 60.5% of the mesiodenses were inverted, 21% normal erupting direction, and 18.5% transverse direction. The complications due to the presence of mesiodenses were none in 43.5%, diastema in 19.4%, tooth displacement in 17.7%, delayed eruption or impaction in 12.9%, tooth rotation in 4.8%, and dentigerous cyst in 1.7%. CONCLUSION: Dental cone-beam CT images with 3D provided 3-dimensional perception of mesiodens to the neighboring teeth. This results would be helpful for management of the impacted mesiodens.
