Mesiodens within the Nasopalatine Canal: An Exceptional Entity
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Department of Oral Pathology and Diagnosis, Faculty of Dentistry, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology and Imaging, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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Clin. Pract. 2016, 6(4), 903; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2016.903
Submission received: 23 September 2016
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Revised: 23 September 2016
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Accepted: 30 November 2016
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Published: 7 December 2016
Abstract
A supernumerary tooth is one that is supplementary to the normal dentition. It can be found anywhere at the dental arch. A mesiodens is a supernumerary tooth located between the two maxillary central incisors usually palatally or within the alveolar process. Less frequently, the mesiodens is in relation with the nasal floor and the nasopalatine canal walls. This paper presents a very rare case of an impacted inverted mesiodens located inside the nasopalatine canal and found incidentally with a cone-beam computed tomography examination.
Keywords:
cone-beam computed tomography; mesiodens; nasopalatine canal
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Aoun, G.; Nasseh, I. Mesiodens within the Nasopalatine Canal: An Exceptional Entity. Clin. Pract. 2016, 6, 903. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2016.903
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Aoun G, Nasseh I. Mesiodens within the Nasopalatine Canal: An Exceptional Entity. Clinics and Practice. 2016; 6(4):903. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2016.903
Chicago/Turabian StyleAoun, Georges, and Ibrahim Nasseh. 2016. "Mesiodens within the Nasopalatine Canal: An Exceptional Entity" Clinics and Practice 6, no. 4: 903. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2016.903
