Research Article
Supernumerary Teeth in Nepalese Children
Table 2
Summary of the characteristics of supernumerary teeth.
| | Supernumerary teeth characteristics | Number (total = 55) | Percentage (%) |
| | Number | | Single | 38 | 82.60 | | | Double | 7 | 15.21 | | | Triple | 1 | 2.17 |
| | Location | Maxilla () | Mesiodens | 35 | 64.81% | | 98.18% | Lateral incisor | 13 | 24.07% | | | Maxillary premolar | 6 | 11.11% | | Mandible () | Lateral incisor | 1 | — | | 1.81% | | | |
| | Eruption Status | | Impacted | 24 | 43.63 | | | Erupted | 31 | 56.36 |
| | Morphology | | Conical | 32 | 58.18 | | | Tuberculate | 17 | 30.90 | | | Supplemental | 6 | 10.90 |
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