Article type :
Case Report
Author :
Nagaveni NB, Tuhin Gupta, Sumedha Arikady, Umashankara KV, Nagaveni NB, Tuhin Gupta, Sumedha Arikady, Umashankara KV
Volume :
11
Issue :
3
Abstract :
All dental practitioners and specialist can come across wide array of dental anomalies, variations and disturbances in their routine dental practice. A thorough knowledge and occurrence of such unusual dental variations is highly warranted to meet meticulous diagnosis and render appropriate treatment and justice to the patient. The present paper aims to enlighten the dental readers as well as researchers about the occurrence of an uncommon dental variation found in an Indian male patient. On following clinical examination, the mandibular first molar found clinically missing and hence patient was subjected to radiographic examination which revealed deep bony impaction of the first molar. Literature pertaining to impaction of mandibular first molar is been discussed in this research paper.
Keyword :
Dental anomaly, Ectopic eruption, Impaction of the tooth, Mandibular molar, Permanent first molar.