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KMID : 0896020080380020103
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Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
2008 Volume.38 No. 2 p.103 ~ p.107
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The relationship between the position of mesiodens and complications
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Jung Yun-Hoa
Nah Kyung-Soo
Cho Bong-Hae
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Abstract
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Purpose : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the position of mesiodens and its
complications.
Materials and Methods: The subjects for this study consisted of 172 patients with mesiodens. Panoramic radiographs
and cross-sectional tomography were taken of all of the subjects. Their clinical records and radiographs were
analyzed in order to study the direction and vertical and sagittal position of mesiodens, as well as complications
caused by mesiodens.
Results : The number of mesiodens was one in 112 cases (65.1%) and two in 60 cases (34.9%). Complications were
found in 121 mesiodentes (52.2%), with being median diastema the most frequent. The incidence of complications
was high in erupted mesiodens (75.0%), in horizontal mesiodens (89.8%) and in mesiodens located within the arch
(75.7%), but was low in mesiodens impacted above apex (29.8%), in normal position (34.4%) and in palatally
positioned mesiodens (46.5%).
Conclusion : It was suggested that the frequency of complications was different according to the vertical position,
the direction of the crown and the sagittal position. (Korean J Oral Maxillofac Radiol 2008; 38 : 103-7)
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KEYWORD
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Mesiodens, Tooth, Supernumerary, Complications, Diastema
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