Tuberculate Supernumerary Teeth and Its Management-A Rare Case Report

Abstract

There are four types of supernumerary teeth as described by Howard [1] as conical, tuberculate, supplemental and odontomas. The tuberculate type of supernumerary teeth (Figure 1-7) possesses more than one cusp or tubercle on the crown of the tooth. They rarely erupt into the oral cavity and may cause impaction of the maxillary central incisors. In this paper we describe the management of two impacted supernumerary teeth along with orthodontic management of impacted central incisors in a child where all permanent teeth have erupted into the mouth except central incisors. The purpose of this article is to discuss the surgical management, various complications associated with supernumerary teeth and the importance of early diagnosis of supernumerary teeth which might cause impaction of the incisors and space loss.