Case Report

Year : 2018

Volume : Volume 8

Issue : Issue 1

Mesiodens an Eruption Path Breaker: Review and Case Report

Dr. K.T.S.S. Rajajee.

Address for correspondence :
Dr. K.T.S.S. Rajajee.
Rajajee@gmail.com

Abstract


Background:  A case report illustrating the orthodontic management of unerupted  right central incisor in the maxilla which was impacted due to  mesiodens tooth in the eruption path. Mesiodens is a supernumerary tooth present in the midline between the two central incisors. It usually results in oral problems such as malocclusion, food impaction, poor aesthetics, and cyst formation.

Keywords: Mesiodens, Eruption path, Median Diastema, Central incisor.