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Non-syndromic Bilateral Posterior Maxillary Supernumerary Teeth: Rare Combination of Paramolar and Distomolar
Yunosuke Ikeda1,2, Atsushi Ogawa1,2, Noriaki Takahashi3
1Dental and Oral Surgery, Iwate Prefectural Kuji Hospital.
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When teeth or odontogenic structures are present in excess of the normal number in the dental arch they are referred to as supernumerary. This paper describes a rare case of a maxillary right distomolar and left paramolar in an otherwise non-syndromic individual. The patient was a 23-year-old Japanese man who presented at our clinic seeking periodontal treatment. Intraoral examination revealed supernumerary teeth in the maxilla, and an extraction plan including the wisdom teeth was developed.
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