Paediatric clinical application of cone beam tomography for impacted supernumerary and unerupted teeth

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Supernumerary teeth are one of the most common abnormalities of the jaws. They are usually asymptomatic and can be diagnosed by radiographic examinations. Surgical extraction of teeth is generally difficult and needs longer chair time for children. Cone beam tomography is a very useful diagnostic tool which can be used very safely in children due to its low radiation dose compared to conventional computed tomography. The aim this study is to show clinical usefulness of the cone beam tomography for children who had supernumerary or unerupted teeth.