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Published on: August 22, 2022
A 25-year-old man with 50 teeth: Astonishing but true!!
Vishwas Bhatia1, Nitul Jain, Garima Bhatia
1Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge and Oral Implantology, Eklavya Dental College and Hospital, Kotputli, Rajasthan, India.
Abstract:
Retained primary teeth is a well-known process but multiple retained primary, permanent, and supernumerary teeth that too in an asymptomatic, non-syndromic patient is a rare possibility that has rarely been reported in literature. This case report discusses the clinical and radiographic details along with treatment options in a 21-year-old patient having a total number of 50 teeth, i.e., 16 retained primary teeth, 32 permanent teeth, and 2 supernumerary teeth without being associated with any known syndrome complex or metabolic disorder.
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