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

A Case report

Authors

  • Bhavik A Mohanlal Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A. T. Still University, 1500 Park Ave, St. Louis, Missouri, USA .
  • Prashanth x Haribabu Konatham Assistant Professor & Director, Specialty Care Unit of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, USA
  • Minaal Verma Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry & Prosthodontics, Southern Illinois School of Dentistry, USA
  • Akshay Vij Associate Professor & Director, Esthetic and Digital Dentistry, Southern Illinois School of Dentistry, USA
  • Charles D Fuszner Adjunct Assistant Professor, Comprehensive Care Unit Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56501/intjforensicodontol.v8i2.674

Keywords:

Supernumerary, distomolar, mandibular third molars, surgical extraction, impacted teeth, Forensic odontology

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.

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2023-08-17

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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

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023): International Journal Of Forensic Odontology

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