Thirteen impacted and unerupted teeth in one mouth

Case Reports Case reports for this section of the Journal should be sent to Dr. Kurt H. Thoma, 53 Bay State Road, Boston, Mass. CASE REPORT NO. 42 THIRTEEN

IMPACTED

AND UNERUPTED

TEETH

IN ONE MOUTH

P. PHILIP GROSS, D.D.S., PHILADELPHIA,~A.

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HE patient was a white man, single, 38 years old, with no family. He presented himself for dental examination with no specific complaint. The intraoral examination revealed only nineteen teeth fully erupted. The patient claimed that he had had none extracted. Roentgen examination revealed the following impacted and unerupted teeth (Fig. 1) : Mandibular right third molar Mandibular right second molar Mandibular right second premolar Mandibular left second premolar Mandibular left third molar Maxillary right third molar Maxillary right second molar Maxillary right second premolar Maxillary left canine Maxillary left first premolar Maxillary left first molar Maxillary left second molar Maxillary left third molar Comment.-The patient stated that he had no pain or discomfort at the present and would not consent to surgery.

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Impacted and Unerupted Teeth

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