To cite: Kumar MH, Kumar MS, Kumar VS, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2015-211240 DESCRIPTION The peg-shaped conical tooth is the supernumerary tooth most commonly found in the permanent dentition. It develops with root formation ahead of or at an equivalent stage to that of the permanent incisors and usually presents as a mesiodens. Tooth...

AIM To analyze the interrelationship between incisor width, deviations in the dentition and available space in the dental arch in palatally and labially located maxillary ectopic canine cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS Size: On dental casts from 69 patients (mean age 13 years 6 months) the mesiodistal widths of each premolar, canine and incisor were measured and compared with normal standards. De...

Dental aesthetics is an essential factor affecting people’s psychosocial wellbeing. One of the most critical components aesthetic smile symmetry within dentition. Dentists and orthodontists, unlike laypersons, are in assessing dental aesthetics. This study aimed to evaluate accuracy patients’ assessment their maxillary incisors some factors that influence it. The was conducted on 83 participant...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of dental anomalies in a group of patients with cleft lip and palate (CL/P) in the northeast of Iran. Ninety-one patients referring to the Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic of Mashhad Dental School were enrolled and classified into right CL/P, left CL/P, and bilateral CL/P groups. Photographs, dental casts, and panoramic and periapical ra...

This case report describes the anomalous development of maxillary permanent lateral incisors in a seven-year-old white male. The maxillary right permanent lateral incisor radiographically demonstrated anomalous development characteristic of dens invaginatus. A coincidental finding of a microdontic maxillary left permanent lateral incisor also was observed at this time. This patient presented wi...

Orthodontic treatment of cases with congenitally missing unilateral or bilateral lateral incisors is always challenging in terms planning. Space management such which also present retained primary canines mind boggle an orthodontist whether to close space orthodontically, maintain the and place prosthesis. Here we are presenting a case where has been done satisfactorily teeth substitution ortho...

Abstract Introduction Maxillary incisors have a significant role on the facial aesthetics of an individual. Following trauma to primary dentition, maxillary are vulnerable eruption failure and occasionally root dilaceration. These teeth can be challenging treat. Discussion This case report demonstrates complex management 10-year-old male who presented with severely displaced unerupted central i...

Objective: To categorize root canal configuration according to Vertucci’s classification and determine the frequency of second in mandibular lateral incisors Pakistani subpopulation (Karachi based) by using Cone Beam Computed Tomography.
 Study Design: Cross sectional study.
 Place Duration Study: Out-patient department Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Radiology at Dow University Health Sci...

The primary teeth are essential for bone development and establishment of the arches on occlusion. Thus, the congenitally absence of teeth may trigger a shift in the balance of the occlusion, promoting disharmony in the structures of the maxilla-mandibular system. However, some interventions are possible to be performed in these cases even in pediatric patients, to redirect growth, preventing g...