A Case of Supernumerary Tooth in Tonsil.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2014.57.3.182
- Author:
Soon Ho YOO
1
;
Kwang Tae JUNG
;
Hyun Min LEE
;
Ju Hee HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea. juhee.hn@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chronic tonsillitis;
Supernumerary tooth;
Tonsillolith
- MeSH:
Incisor;
Palatine Tonsil*;
Tooth;
Tooth, Supernumerary*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2014;57(3):182-184
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The supernumerary teeth mean excessive teeth that appear in addition to the regular number of teeth and occur in a wide variety of sites. Mesiodens, which is a malformed, peg like tooth that occurs between the maxillary central incisor is most common. The next common site is the fourth molar and lateral incisors. Tonsil as a site of supernumerary teeth is rare, however, we experienced one such case of an ectopic supernumerary tooth embedded in tonsil.
