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Supernumerary teeth

Supernumerary teeth. Kayti Daves. Overview.

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Supernumerary teeth

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  1. Supernumerary teeth Kayti Daves

  2. Overview • Supernumeraryteeth are extra permanent teeth that may or may not erupt and can be found anywhere in the mouth. The most common is the mesiodens, a small tooth with a cone-shaped crown and a short root situated between the maxillary central incisors. Heredity may play a role in the development of supernumeraryteeth, but other factors are thought to contribute as well. Supernumeraryteeth can be extracted with no harm to the patient. • EXTRA PERMANENT TEETH.Supernumeraryteeth are those teeth in excess of the usual 32 permanent teeth. Most frequently, a supernumerary tooth erupts between the two central incisors in the upper jaw. This extra incisor is called a mesiodens (middle tooth). The presence of these extra teeth has been linked to two hereditary conditions, Gardners's syndrome and cleidocranial dysostosis. Because extra teeth can cause orthodontic problems, dentists generally remove them.

  3. Relevancy to career • Its relevant to dental assisting: • Because it pertains to our dental anatomy. • It has to do with an abnormal condition with in the oral cavity. (teeth)

  4. Future concerns • It can effect a persons occlusion. (bite) • It may determine whether a person would need orthodontic treatment. • It may also determine whether a person would need oral surgery. • If runs in family may show up in future generations.

  5. Bib. • Tooth Development, Permanent • Author(s):Liz Swain • Source:The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health. Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. Vol. 5. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p2697-2700. • Dental Anomalies • Author(s):Cindy F. Ovard • Source:The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health. Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p743-746.

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