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Ectopic soft-tissue mesiodens
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|April 1, 1982
Abstract:
The mesiodens is the most common supernumerary tooth. It can be found in both the erupted and the impacted states. A case of a developing mesiodens located entirely in soft tissue is described. The lesion presented as a pedunculated palatal mass. No case of soft-tissue mesiodens has been previously reported. A theory of origin for this supernumerary tooth is proposed.