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Supernumerary teeth - is an anomaly mouth there is a number of teeth in excess. It has several names such as: hiperdenţie; Additional teeth; poliodonţie, etc. A person who has more than 32 permanent teeth is assigned hiperdentie or supernumerary teeth.

Supernumerary teeth - Signs, symptoms and causes

-There are clear cases of supernumerary teeth, first genetic factor is taken into account, and secondly it comes to other environmental causes such as hyperactivity dental lamina. Dental lamina is responsible for the formation of teeth. In general most supernumerary teeth incisors appear next.


Supernumerary teeth - Treatment

This condition poses both functional and aesthetic, it can be remedied by tooth extraction. But it is very important to detect and assess supernumerary teeth as quickly as possible. If the supernumerary teeth were merged with the permanent may require surgery for their removal.