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Early Diagnosis and Management of Supplemental Primary Maxillary Lateral Incisor

Dr. Vivek Mehta

Supernumerary teeth are a developmental anomaly present during the primary and early mixed dentition stages. It is more commonly seen in permanent dentition and more frequently in incisor region. Supplemental tooth is a type of supernumerary tooth which resembles tooth shape and also supplements for occlusion. This paper reports an uncommon clinical case which had the presence of supplemental maxillary lateral incisor in primary dentition in a 7-year-old female child.