The Use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) to Determine Supernumerary and Impacted Teeth Position in Pediatric Patients: A Case Report

Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects

卷:7

Hossein Nematolahi¹  Mostafa Soofiani Ghadim²  Zahra Mohammadzade²  Hamed Abadi² 

[1] Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;

[2] Postgraduate Student, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;

关键词: CBCT;    impacted teeth;    odontoma;    pediatric dentistry;    supernumerary teeth;   

DOI  :  10.5681/joddd.2013.008

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A case of a compound odontoma which caused delayed eruption of right maxillary central incisor in a ten year old girl ispresented with clinical and radiographic findings. The patient presented with complaint of a hard painless swelling in theright anterior region of the maxilla and absence of right maxillary central incisor. After clinical examination, periapical andocclusal radiographs of the mentioned region were taken. Impacted maxillary right central incisor was seen malformedshape on the intraoral radiographs. After taking a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) a compound odontoma associatedwith the labial aspect of impacted maxillary right central incisor was diagnosed and then removed by simple local excisionunder local anesthesia. The removal of the odontoma was followed by forced eruption of the impacted central incisor.After three months the tooth returned to its original position.

【 授权许可】

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