Small teeth growing inside teeth

When a small tooth grows inside a tooth, it is usually a supernumerary tooth, also called an extra tooth. They grow in any part of the dental arch. Generally speaking, it is best to remove supernumerary teeth because they will affect the health of other teeth, are not conducive to oral hygiene, and can easily cause tooth pain and some symptoms of pulp extrusion. Let’s take a look at this aspect.

1. Do supernumerary teeth need to be extracted?

Extra supernumerary teeth often cause tooth eruption obstruction and misalignment, which is an important cause of dental malocclusion. The bite will also be destroyed, causing serious impact on aesthetics. Therefore, supernumerary teeth must be extracted as soon as possible. Extracting supernumerary teeth will not cause any harm to the human body. On the contrary, it is very beneficial to the normal eruption of teeth, oral hygiene and the beauty of teeth.

2. Matters needing attention when removing supernumerary teeth

1. Pay attention to retaining the gingival alveolar ridge

During surgery, the approach should be from the side with the largest crown diameter of the supernumerary tooth, and the labial approach should be selected whenever possible to facilitate surgery under direct vision. Attention should be paid to the preservation of the gingival alveolar ridge to prevent alveolar ridge fissures.

2. Do not damage the inferior alveolar nerve

The principle of bone tissue removal is to expose and eliminate the resistance of supernumerary teeth. During the operation, care should be taken to prevent exposure of the roots of adjacent teeth and perforation of the nasal floor or maxillary sinus due to excessive bone removal. Surgery in the mandibular mental foramen area should not cause damage to the inferior alveolar nerve.

3. Take care to remove the supernumerary teeth in sections

If the supernumerary teeth are located too deep or the tooth shape is abnormal and a large amount of bone removal is required, you can consider making a window on the opposite side and removing the supernumerary teeth in sections. This can reduce the occurrence of complications during the operation and alleviate post-operative reactions.

4. Local cauterization

When clearing the residual dental follicles and bone fragments in the alveolar socket, do not use violent scraping. If a secondary cyst develops from an impacted supernumerary tooth, in addition to completely scraping off the cyst wall tissue during surgery, local cauterization should also be performed to reduce recurrence.

The above content is a detailed introduction to whether supernumerary teeth must be extracted and the precautions that should be taken. I believe that everyone should now clearly understand that supernumerary teeth are a type of dental deformity, and early detection and early treatment are more beneficial for the treatment of supernumerary teeth. I hope the above introduction can be helpful to everyone.