Author(s): Anegundi R | Kaveri H | Patil Shruthi | Punnya A
Journal: Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
ISSN 0970-4388
Volume: 26;
Issue: 5;
Start page: 26;
Date: 2008;
Original page
Keywords: Dens in dente | developmental anomaly | double dens invaginatus | impacted teeth | maxillary incisor | supernumerary tooth
ABSTRACT
Dens invaginatus is a relatively rare developmental anomaly affecting usually the permanent maxillary lateral incisor. Various factors have been put forward regarding its pathogenesis. Involvement of crown/root has been reported as the coronal and radicular variety of dens invaginatus. One of the rarest variant is the Double dens invaginatus and only a few cases have been reported in the literature.This article focuses on a case of double dens invaginatus in an impacted maxillary anterior supernumerary tooth, the associated complications and its management
Journal: Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
ISSN 0970-4388
Volume: 26;
Issue: 5;
Start page: 26;
Date: 2008;
Original page
Keywords: Dens in dente | developmental anomaly | double dens invaginatus | impacted teeth | maxillary incisor | supernumerary tooth
ABSTRACT
Dens invaginatus is a relatively rare developmental anomaly affecting usually the permanent maxillary lateral incisor. Various factors have been put forward regarding its pathogenesis. Involvement of crown/root has been reported as the coronal and radicular variety of dens invaginatus. One of the rarest variant is the Double dens invaginatus and only a few cases have been reported in the literature.This article focuses on a case of double dens invaginatus in an impacted maxillary anterior supernumerary tooth, the associated complications and its management
