Supernumerary molars. A review of 53 cases

Authors

  • V Menardía-Pejuan Universidad de Barcelona (UB)
  • L Berini-Aytés Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona
  • Cosme Gay-Escoda Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

Abstract

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.

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2008-12-20

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