Case report: two nasal floor compound odontomas associated with impacted maxillary incisor.

AIM

The purpose of this report is to describe the logical sequence of treatment in a case of a six year old caucasian female patient with two nasal floor compound odontomas, that delayed eruption of a maxillary permanent incisor.

TREATMENT

The odontomas were surgically removed. However, as the maxillary incisor did not erupt spontaneously, after a suitable period of observation, an orthodontic treatment approach was adopted. This was to obtain an adequate space for the unerupted tooth and to move it to its normal position.

CONCLUSION

Early diagnosis and surgical intervention of supernumeraries is therefore necessary and treatment of an impacted tooth may require an orthodontic appliance.