Bilateral Molariform Mandibular Second Premolars

  • Sonu Acharya
  • Pradip Kumar Mandal
  • Chiranjit Ghosh
Publication date
January 2015
Publisher
Hindawi Limited
ISSN
2090-6447
Journal
2090-6455
Citation count (estimate)
1

Abstract

Macrodontia is a rare dental anomaly that refers to teeth that appear larger than normal. Generalised macrodontia can be associated with certain medical conditions and syndromes. This case report presents clinical and radiographic findings of isolated bilateral macrodontia in a 14-year-old child. The patient was referred to the clinic with local crowding of maxillary and mandibular teeth. Radiographic findings revealed the presence of impacted macrodont mandibular second premolar on one side and erupted macrodontic premolar on the other side and their distinct morphological appearance, characterized by large, multitubercular, and molariform crowns and tapering, single roots

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