Supernumerary molars. A review of 53 cases

Supernumerary molars are not uncommon and may be found nearly anywhere in the dental alveolar arches. A series of 36 patients that presented with 53 supernumerary molars are reviewed. They occurred more frequently in the maxilla (86.8%), had little or no clinical significance, tended to be impacted,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Menardía Pejoan, V., Berini Aytés, Leonardo, Gay Escoda, Cosme
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/55792
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/55792
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dent molar
Maxil·lars
Molar
Jaws
Descripción
Sumario:Supernumerary molars are not uncommon and may be found nearly anywhere in the dental alveolar arches. A series of 36 patients that presented with 53 supernumerary molars are reviewed. They occurred more frequently in the maxilla (86.8%), had little or no clinical significance, tended to be impacted, and were not associated with the impactation of the third molar. Four cases of maxillary fifth molars are described