Association of Mesiodentes and Dens Invaginatus in a Child : A Rare Entity

Abstract EN

Supernumerary teeth are defined as any teeth in excess of normal number.

Mesiodens is a supernumerary tooth, in the central region of premaxilla between two central incisors.

Dens invaginatus is a developmental anomaly resulting from invagination in the surface of tooth crown before calcification has occurred.

Radiographically, it is observed as infolding of a radioopaque ribbon like structure, with equal density as enamel, extending from cingulum into a root canal and sometimes reaching the root apex.

This paper aims to present a rare association of dens invaginatus with two mesiodentes in a child causing the eruption disturbance and unaesthetic appearance in anterior maxilla.