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Cassetta, Michele; Altieri, Federica; Giordano, Alessandra
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This document is a artículoDate2015
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http://hdl.handle.net/10550/42385
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Background: Mesiodens is the most common type of supernumerary tooth found in the premaxilla. It might be
discovered during the clinical examination as a casual finding on a radiograph or as the cause of an unerupted
maxillary central incisor. The genetic transmission of supernumerary and impacted teeth is poorly understood.
Mirror imaging in twins has been reported frequently in relation to several unilateral dental anomalies including
mesiodens. This phenomenon is the appearance of an asymmetrical feature or anomaly occurring on the right side
of one twin but on the left side of the other twin. The event of mesiodens mirror imaging in monozygotic twins has
been described in literature.
Results: This is the first reported case of mesiodens mirror imaging in dizygotic twins. The described mesiodens
caused the eruption failure of maxillary permanent incisors. The supernumerary teeth were removed to facilitate the
spontaneous eruption of the impacted permanent maxillary incisors.
Clinical Implications: Studies related to supernumerary teeth can be useful to clinicians in the early diagnosis of
this anomaly. Clinical and radiographic examinations provide a correct therapeutic approach.
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Cassetta, Michele ; Altieri, Federica ; Giordano, Alessandra. Mirror imaging of impacted and supernumerary teeth in dizygotic twins: a case report. En: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, 2015, Vol. 7, No. 1: 167-169 |