Mesiodens And Its Impact On Eruption And Alignment
Question 1. Write short note on mesiodens.
Answer. Mesiodens is a supernumerary tooth in maxillary anterior incisor region.
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“Understanding the role of mesiodens in dental alignment: Q&A explained”
- Mesiodens represents one of the more common supernumerary teeth and can erupt spontaneously.
- Mesiodens supernumerary tooth was classifid according to its location, i.e. it is located at or near to midline in incisal
region of maxilla between the central incisors. - According to the shape and size, two subclasses are considered in the classifiation of mesiodens; namely, eumorphic and dysmorphic.
The eumorphic subclass is usually similar to a normalsized central incisor, whereas the dysmorphic teeth have diffrent shapes and sizes and are categorized into conical, tuberculate, supplemental and odontomes.
Out of these conical form is most common type.
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- Mesiodens may be seen as an isolated fiding or as part of a syndrome, specially cleft lip and palate, cleidocranial dysostosis and Gardner’s syndrome.
- Mesiodens can occur either as single tooth or it is paired.
It can be impacted or inverted. - Mesiodens is a small tooth consisting of cone shaped crown and short root.
- Mesiodens can lead to retarded eruption, displacement or resorption of adjacent root.
- Mesiodens can frequently cause improper alignment.
- It usually results in oral problems such as malocclusion,food impaction, poor esthetics, and cyst formation.
- Immediate removal of mesiodens is usually indicated in the following situations; inhibition or delay of eruption,displacement of the adjacent tooth, interference with orthodontic appliances, presence of pathologic condition, or spontaneous eruption of the supernumerary tooth.
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