Case report

Year : 2023 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 2 | Page : 1-6

Impacted Supernumerary Mandibular ‘Distomolar’ – An unique identification Tool in Forensic Crime Investigation

Bhavik A. Mohanlal 1, Prashanth Konatham Haribabu 2, Minaal Verma 3, Akshay Vij 4, Charles D. Fuszner 5

1-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, 1500 Park Ave, St.Louis, Missouri, USA. 2-Assistant Professor & Director, Specialty Care Unit of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, USA 3-Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry & Prosthodontics, Southern Illinois School of Dentistry, USA 4-Associate Professor & Director, Esthetic and Digital Dentistry, Southern Illinois School of Dentistry, USA 5-Adjunct Assistant Professor, Comprehensive Care Unit Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, USA

Address for Correspondence:

Prashanth K. Haribabu,

DDS, MDS, MSDOral & Maxillofacial Surgery Specialty Care UnitMissouri School of Dentistry, USA

Email:prashanthharibabu@atsu.edu

Abstract

A supernumerary tooth is an odonto-stomatologic anomaly which is characterized by an excess number of teeth that are present compared to what is expected in the normal dentition. The prevalence rates of supernumerary teeth, reported in literature, varybetween 0.1% to 3.8% of the general population, and are seen more commonly in the permanent dentition.  Due to this rarity,supernumerary teeth can be a useful tool in forensic odontology particularly focusing on identification and sorting of individuals both clinically and radiological assessment in forensic evaluation.

Keywords: supernumerary, distomolar, mandibular third molars, surgical extraction, impacted teeth, Forensic odontology

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How to Cite this Article: Mohanlal, B. A., Konatham, P. x H., Verma, M., Vij, A., & Fuszner, C. D. (2023). Impacted Supernumerary Mandibular ‘Distomolar’ – An unique identification Tool in Forensic Crime Investigation : A Case report . International Journal of Forensic Odontology, 8(2), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.56501/intjforensicodontol.v8i2.674