{"id":5738,"date":"2021-06-29T12:32:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T10:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalgrossdentistas.com\/?p=5738"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:14:44","slug":"supernumerary-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalgrossdentistas.com\/en\/supernumerary-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Supernumerary teeth or hyperdontia: causes and treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Supernumerary teeth or hyperdontia<\/strong> are the appearance of <strong>excess teeth in the mouth<\/strong>. They do not have the shape of a normal tooth but have a shape called <strong>microdontia<\/strong>. They can erupt in any direction, although the most normal supernumerary teeth are the <strong>mesio dens<\/strong>, which is a tooth that erupts between the upper central incisors, and the <strong>distomolars or paramolars<\/strong> that appear behind the wisdom teeth or next to the molars.<\/p>\n<h2>The most common causes of supernumerary teeth<\/h2>\n<p>Although the causes of <strong>supernumerary teeth<\/strong> are not fully investigated, in general it may be due to a <strong>genetic factor<\/strong>. In addition, these teeth are associated with certain <strong>syndromes such as kerubism, Gardner&#8217;s syndrome or cleidocranial dysostosis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms indicating the presence of supernumerary teeth<\/h2>\n<p>Normally, <strong>supernumerary teeth or hyperdontia<\/strong> are not usually detected until you go to your <strong>Gross Dentistas dental clinic<\/strong> for a routine examination.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are some <strong>symptoms<\/strong> that can give you the clue you need to know that you have <strong>supernumerary teeth<\/strong> and they are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have <strong>occlusion<\/strong> problems such as dental crowding<\/li>\n<li>You have <strong>cysts in the follicles of the supernumerary teeth<\/strong> or <strong>caries<\/strong> in adjacent teeth<\/li>\n<li>Some <strong>teeth take too long to erupt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Root resorption<\/strong> occurs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Consequences of having supernumerary teeth or hyperdontia<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Supernumerary teeth<\/strong> can occur in both <strong>children<\/strong> and <strong>adults<\/strong>. However, the consequences are different depending on the age of the patient.<\/p>\n<p>If the <strong>patient is a child<\/strong> with supernumerary teeth who is at the age when the baby teeth are being replaced by permanent teeth, this problem can <strong>delay the eruption of the permanent teeth<\/strong>. In the future it can cause <strong>dental occlusion problems<\/strong> such as <strong>malpositions, crowding, diastemas<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if the patient with supernumerary teeth is an <strong>adult<\/strong>, it can cause problems of <strong>malposition<\/strong> that can later lead to <strong>caries, periodontal disease<\/strong>&#8230; Without forgetting that they also affect <a title=\"Aesthetics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalgrossdentistas.com\/en\/aesthetics\/\"><strong>aesthetics<\/strong><\/a>, which is something that is of great concern to adults.<\/p>\n<h2>What treatments do we do for supernumerary teeth?<\/h2>\n<p>In our <a title=\"Dental clinic in Malaga\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalgrossdentistas.com\/en\/\"><strong>dental clinic in Malaga<\/strong><\/a> we have many years of experience treating patients suffering from <strong>supernumerary teeth<\/strong>. That is why we always provide the most <strong>advanced techniques<\/strong> to correct this problem so that the patient can return to their daily life with total normality, whatever their age.<\/p>\n<p>This age factor is important to take into account when treating <strong>supernumerary teeth or hyperdontia<\/strong>. Other factors that must also be taken into account are the <strong>position and morphology of the teeth<\/strong> and the damage that having supernumerary teeth may cause to the patient&#8217;s oral health.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of <strong>children<\/strong> with permanent teeth and milk teeth, our <strong>specialist in <a title=\"Pediatric dentistry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalgrossdentistas.com\/en\/pediatric-dentistry\/\">pediatric dentistry<\/a> Concha Gross<\/strong> will be in charge of diagnosing the case and deciding whether it is appropriate to extract the tooth, as well as the best time to do so.<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>adults<\/strong> there is a treatment called <strong>exodontics<\/strong> that can be combined if necessary with <strong><a title=\"Orthodontics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalgrossdentistas.com\/en\/orthodontics\/\">orthodontic<\/a> treatments<\/strong> to restore the functionality and aesthetics of the patient&#8217;s smile. In our <strong>dental clinic Gross Dentistas<\/strong> we also carry out <strong>aesthetic orthodontics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalgrossdentistas.com\/en\/invisible-orthodontics\/\">invisible braces<\/a> and braces<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The most important thing is undoubtedly that you go to your <strong>regular appointments with the dentist<\/strong> to be able to detect in time if you have <strong>supernumerary teeth<\/strong> and thus begin as soon as possible the treatment that will leave your smile perfect again. <strong>Contact our dental clinic in Malaga<\/strong> to make an <a title=\"Appointment\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalgrossdentistas.com\/en\/appointment\/\"><strong>appointment<\/strong><\/a> and check that you do not have any problem of supernumerary teeth or hyperdontia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supernumerary teeth or hyperdontia are the appearance of excess teeth in the mouth. 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