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زيادة عدد الأسنان
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زيادة عدد الأسنان

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Also known as TEETH, SUPERNUMERARY

Hyperdontia is the condition of having supernumerary teeth, or teeth that appear in addition to the regular number of teeth (32 in the average adult). They can appear in any area of the dental arch and can affect any dental organ. The opposite of hyperdontia is hypodontia, where there is a congenital lack of teeth, which is a condition seen more commonly than hyperdontia. The scientific definition of hyperdontia is "any tooth or odontogenic structure that is formed from tooth germ in excess of usual number for any given region of the dental arch." The additional teeth, which may be few or many

Key facts

Medical condition.name
Hyperdontia
Medical condition.synonyms
Supernumerary teeth, Mesiodens
Medical condition.image
Intraoral-photograph-showing-conical-mesiodens.jpg
Medical condition.caption
Intraoral photograph showing conical mesiodens
Medical condition.field
Dentistry
Medical condition.symptoms
Supernumerary teeth coming out from the gum or in the mouth
Medical condition.complications
Supernumerary teeth growing into the gum
Medical condition.types
5
Medical condition.causes
Gardner's syndrome Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Cleft palate Cleidocranial dysplasia Genetic disorder
Medical condition.risks
supernumerary teeth causing problems in the dental arch
Medical condition.differential
Hypodontia
Medical condition.treatment
Dental surgery

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Subclass of
genetic disease
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Hyperdontia - Genetically inherited development of overcomplete teeth. 2.jpg
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Article · العربية

زيادة عدد الأسنان يُعرف امتلاك عدد أسنان زائد عن العدد الطبيعي، أو امتلاك أسنان زائدة إضافة للأسنان الطبيعية بزيادة عدد الأسنان. يمكن أن تظهر هذه الأسنان الزائدة في أي منطقة من مناطق القوس السّني (الفكّ)، وقد تؤثر على أي عضو سنّي.

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