Bizarre cause for avulsion of permanent maxillary lateral incisor tooth

A supernumerary tooth fused to a maxillary permanent central incisor.

A case history of on anomoly of the dentition, a supernumerary fused to a central incisor, is presented. The treatment of the anomoly is described. The treatment involved many of the various disciplines of dentistry in order to retain the tooth, and achieve a good functional and esthetic result.

A Supplemental Permanent Unilateral Maxillary Lateral Incisor: A Case Report

The supplemental tooth is of normal shape and size resembling a particular tooth from the normal dentition. These teeth might cause esthetic and/or functional problems because they are usually located in the maxillary anterior region. This is a case report of a patient who had visual discomfort from the color of his teeth and requested esthetic treatment. On intraoral examination, a supplementa...

Maxillary Lateral Incisor Agenesis (MLIA)

In the permanent dentition, the type of congenital missing teeth varies from author to author and the demographic and geographic profiles. In Europeans, the mandibular second premolar is the most frequently absent tooth, followed by the maxillary lateral incisor and the maxillary second premolars (Bergstrom, 1977; Rolling, 1980; O'Dowling & McNamara, 1990; Aasheim & Øgaard, 1993; Nordgarden et ...

Incidence, Heritability of Maxillary Lateral Incisor Agenesis Familial Aggregation of Maxillary Lateral Incisor Agenesis

Background: A common problem that requires orthodontic intervention is maxillary lateral incisor agenesis. A common treatment for this problem is to open space for a maxillary lateral incisor implant. However, that treatment is expensive. Often, parents with this problem wonder if their children will also have this anomaly. Objective: To determine the relative risk of a parent with maxillary la...

An impacted primary lateral incisor as a cause of delayed eruption of a permanent tooth: case report.