J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.  2009 Jul;31(4):334-338.

Immediate placement of implant following extraction of impacted supernumerary teeth and permanent teeth : A case report

• Kwon J
• Yoon KH
• Park KS
• Cheong JK
• Shin JM
• Choi MH
• Na HJ

Abstract

Supernumerary teeth are extra teeth or tooth-like structures which may have either erupted or unerupted in addition to the 20 deciduous teeth and the 32 permanent teeth. Clinicians sometimes confront unerupted supernumerary teeth where implants would be placed. Many clinicians consider immediate placement of implant into an extracted socket as an effective technique compared to the conventional method of waiting several months for bone healing, because of the advantages such as reduction of treatment period, preservation of alveolar bone and soft tissue, etc. We could hardly find the case of immediate placement of implant after extraction of impacted supernumerary teeth and permanent teeth together. Therefore we report the case of immediate implantation following extraction of impacted supernumerary teeth and poor periodontal conditioned permanent teeth.

Keyword

Supernumerary tooth; Impacted tooth; Immediate implant; Bio-Gide(R); Bio-oss(R)

MeSH Terms

Tooth
Tooth, Deciduous
Tooth, Impacted
Tooth, Supernumerary