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ArticleImaging science in dentistry2022

Influence of mesiodens on adjacent teeth and the timing of its safe removal.

Majd Barham, Shunsuke Okada, Miki Hisatomi, Abdullah Khasawneh, Nouha Tekiki, Yohei Takeshita, Toshiyuki Kawazu, Mariko Fujita, Yoshinobu Yanagi, Junichi Asaumi

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Article in Imaging science in dentistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Majd BarhamDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3322-5321
Shunsuke OkadaDepartment of Oral Diagnosis and Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8056-4305
Miki HisatomiDepartment of Oral Diagnosis and Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9112-5145
Abdullah KhasawnehDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8324-4048
Nouha TekikiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9096-1902
Yohei TakeshitaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9345-5797
Toshiyuki KawazuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2749-2805
Mariko FujitaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0858-7307
Yoshinobu YanagiDepartment of Dental Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7129-5115
Junichi AsaumiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1380-5639
Okayama University · JPOkayama University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To focus on the effects of the presence of mesiodens on adjacent teeth and to investigate the timing of its safe removal. Materials and Methods: Cone-beam computed tomography examinations, obtained at Okayama University Hospital over a three-year period, were inspected. Data were recorded including the number of mesiodens; associated abnormalities; and the relationship with neighboring structures. Depending on multiple factors, the risk of developing complications due to early extraction of a mesiodens was divided into three categories: high, medium, and low risk. Results: A total of 5,958 cone-beam computed tomography exams were obtained, 460 patients aged 3-85 years were diagnosed with a total of 568 mesiodens, 382 (67.3%) of which were discovered in young patients (age <10 years), and 333 (87.2%) of these were associated with abnormalities. Regarding the risk categories, 11 (1.9%) were considered to be in the high-risk, five (0.9%) in the medium-risk and 552 (97.2%) in the low-risk categories. Moreover, eight out of 11 high-risk mesiodens were extracted and no post-operative complications have been seen. Conclusion: As the results showed that no postoperative complications were seen in all the extracted cases of high-risk mesiodens, this indicates the possibility of safe extraction at an early age which could reduce related future complications.

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Cone-Beam Computed TomographyTooth ExtractionTooth, Supernumerary

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