Mesiodens, Children dental care and clinical and radiographic study
Children dental care and Mesiodens. One of the most common type of “supernumerary” or extra tooth is Mesiodens. Mesiodens is normally discovered at ages 3 – 6 when routine radiographs (X-rays) are taken during a dental check up.
One of the common complication of mesiodens is the delayed or lack of tooth eruption of the adjacent permanent teeth. Which may require surgical management done by a specilist or oral surgeon.
Dental treatment of mesiodens is normally put off until permanent incisors have at least 2/3 of root development. (around when the child is between the ages of 7-9) Early dental treatment can cause damage to the unerupted permanent incisors.
Baby dental care is very important, seeing a dentist regurally starting at age one, provides early prevention which can be key in your child dental health care.