Clinical analysis of 27 cases of supernumerary tooth in posterior tooth region
YU Hong-bin
HUANG Yue-su
LOU Hui-quan
HONG Min-jie
Abstract：AIM:To investigate the clinical features of supernumerary teeth in the posterior tooth area. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was conducted based on the data of 41 supernumerary teeth in the posterior tooth area in 27 cases. RESULTS:Among the 27 patients,there were 15 males(55.56%)and 12 females(44.44%). There were 17 patients (62.96%)with 1 supernumerary tooth,8(29.63%)with 2,1(3.70%)with 3 and 1 with 5 supernumerary teeth. Of the 41 teeth,20(48.78%)were maxillary,21(51.22%)were mandibular,16(39.02%) were at buccal side,25 (60. 98%)at palatal,23 (56. 10%)at premolar area,7 (17. 07%)at molar area,11 (26.83%)at distal maxillary third molar area. CONCLUSION:Supernumerary in posterior tooth region are mostly at mandibular premolar area followed by those at distal maxillary third molar area.
Keywords：supernumerary toothdouble tooth malformationfourth molar
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 340-344 )