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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec 7;6(4):903.
doi: 10.4081/cp.2016.903. eCollection 2016 Oct 24.

Mesiodens Within the Nasopalatine Canal: An Exceptional Entity

Georges Aoun  1 , Ibrahim Nasseh  2
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Mesiodens Within the Nasopalatine Canal: An Exceptional Entity

Georges Aoun et al. Clin Pract. .

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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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A 50-year-old man panoramic radiograph showing multiple edentulous upper and lower sites with advanced periodontal disease.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
A 50-year-old man cone-beam computed tomography image at the level of the premaxilla region, showing an inverted mesiodens located in the path of the nasopalatine canal (yellow arrows) in the axial, coronal and sagittal views.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
A 50-year-old man cone-beam computed tomography image at the level of the premaxilla region, showing an inverted mesiodens located in the path of the nasopalatine canal in cross sections views.
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