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Case Report
Unilateral maxillary impacted distomolar
1 Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
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Majed Mansour Alsuwaida
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah,
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Article ID: 100967Z01MA2018
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Alsuwaida MM. Unilateral maxillary impacted distomolar. Int J Case Rep Images 2018;9:100967Z01MA2018.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Hyperdontia is considered as one of the important anomalies that can be found in the mouth. It is also known as supernumerary teeth or extra teeth. It can be defined as having a higher amount of teeth than the normal number in primary or permanent dentition.
Case Report: A 26-year-old patient with maxillary left impacted molar (distomolar) impinging on the third molar and causing it to be carious. Treatment consisted of surgical extraction of the supernumerary tooth.
Conclusion: Hyperdontia considered as one of the important anomalies that can be found in the mouth, it is also called supernumerary teeth, and it is defined as having greater amount of teeth than the normal number in both primary and permanent dentition.
Keywords: Dental Anomalies, Distomolar, Hyperdontia, Supernumerary teeth
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Majed Mansour Alsuwaida - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestDr. Alsuwaida has no competing interests. He has never received financial or non-financial, direct or indirect funding either from institutions or individuals. Dr. Alsuwaida certifies that he has no commercial associations that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article.
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