European Journal of Dentistry

Aggressive periodontitis is a group of rare, rap-idly progressive, and severe forms of periodonti-tis that clinically present at an early age and often show a familial pattern. Aggressive periodontitis is characterized by accelerated loss of attachment and bone destruction in otherwise systemically healthy patients, and the amount of microbial de-posits does not correspond to the severity of the disease.1 Supernumerary teeth are additional teeth be-yond the normal full complement in the primary or permanent dentition. Supernumerary teeth are usually more frequent in men than in women, with a prevalence of 0.3-0.8 % in the primary series and 0.1–3.8 % in the permanent series. Supernumer-ary teeth can occur as isolated or multiple teeth in both jaws. However, only 1 supernumerary tooth or more than 2 supernumerary teeth show greater predilection for the anterior region of the maxilla than for the mandible; on the other hand, multiple supernumerary teeth (more than 5) are often ob-served in the mandibular premolar region.2 Multiple supernumerary teeth are very rarely observed, and in most cases, they are associat-ed with syndromes such as Gardner’s syndrome, cleidocranial dysplasia, and cleft lip and palate.3 However, a concomitant presentation of aggres-sive periodontitis and supernumerary teeth is un-Aggressive periodontitis is a rare condition that progresses rapidly but affects only a small per-centage of population. Most of the cases are familial. The presence of supernumerary teeth is also rather rare and often familial. Therefore, a concomitant presentation of aggressive periodontitis and supernumerary teeth in an individual has generated a great interest among clinicians. Here, we report a rare nonsyndromic case of generalized aggressive periodontitis with multiple impacted su-pernumerary teeth. (Eur J Dent 2012;6:335-339) Key words: Aggressive periodontitis; multiple supernumerary teeth; supernumerary teeth; non-syndromic case; dental anomalies