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Multiple impacted permanent and deciduous teeth

Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, School of Dentistry, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

*Correspondence to: Derya Yildirim, Suleyman Demirel Universitesi Dishekimligi Fakultesi, Oral Diagnoz ve Radyoloji Bolumu, 32200 Isparta, Turkey; Email: dtderya_yld{at}yahoo.com

Received 29 August 2003; accepted 4 January 2004

Multiple impacted teeth may be related to syndromes and metabolic disorders. In some cases, however, impaction of multiple teeth is not accompanied by a fixed complex of symptoms. A 55-year-old woman attended our clinic, as she was not comfortable with her prosthetic appliances because of erupted teeth. Panoramic and occlusal radiographs revealed 13 impacted teeth (12 permanent and 1 deciduous) in the maxilla and 15 impacted teeth (11 permanent and 4 deciduous) in the mandible. In total the patient had 28 impacted teeth. In our case, medical and family history and extraoral examination were not suggestive of any syndrome or metabolic disorder. In conclusion, radiographic examination may reveal multiple impactions in clinical absence of teeth. Lack of eruptive force and rotation of tooth buds may cause multiple impactions and additional examinations may be necessary to exclude systemic and metabolic conditions.

Keywords: tooth, impacted; dentition, permanent; tooth, deciduous; radiography, dental