Evaluación imagenológica y tratamiento quirúrgico de dientes supernumerarios maxilares. Reporte de caso

Abstract

The process of tooth development begins during the first weeks of life, where the alterations in this stage of dentition present certain anomalies and irregularities in the number of teeth called supernumerary teeth. Objective: This article aims to report the case of a patient with two supernumerary teeth in the anterior maxilla, emphasizing the importance of diagnosis by imaging evaluation for the indicated surgical approach. Case presentation: A 23-year-old female patient came for a consultation with a panoramic X-ray without a radiographic report to receive orthodontic treatment. After several months, she reported pain in the anterior region. A periapical x-ray was requested, in which two supernumerary teeth were observed, and a computerized tomography for the preoperative evaluation, an exhaustive imaging study, was performed to determine the respective surgical treatment. Methodology: A detailed literature search was carried out in the databases of Redalyc, Pubmed, Science Direct, SciELO, and Dialnet, with emphasis on terms focused on supernumerary teeth, tomographic evaluation, as well as their surgical treatment to provide an imaging diagnostic tool and a guide for the clinician