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Pediatric Molar Hyperdontia: A Descriptive Case Report.

Sangeetha P Venkatesh¹

¹Department of Dentistry, Royal Oman Police Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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Multiple supernumerary molars (SNMs) are rare in children. This case report details a unique instance of a child with multiple eumorphic SNMs, highlighting their prevalence and management in pediatric dentistry.

Area of Science:

Pediatric Dentistry
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Developmental Biology

Background:

Hyperdontia, specifically supernumerary molars (SNMs), is uncommon in pediatric populations.

Keywords:

Case report Distomolar Fibroma Paramolar Primary molars Supernumerary molars

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Multiple eumorphic SNMs are particularly rare, with few documented cases in children.

This report addresses a nonsyndromic case of multiple supplemental SNMs in a child.