RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF SURNUMERARY MOLARS: A CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL STUDY

Purpose: there are a few studies focused on surnumerary molar teeth in the literature. the present study was done with the aim to analyse the clinical and radiological features of 41 surnumerary molar teeth in 31 patients. material and methods: in this study 31 patients (9 male, 22 female) who had 41 surnumerary molar teeth were evaluated. the age and sex of the cases, unilateral or bilateral occurrence, localizations, shape, eruption state and associated pathologies were assessed. results: of the surnumerary molar teeth, 37 (90.2%) were in maxilla and 4 (0.8%) were in mandible. among the total 41 surnumerary molars, 27 (65.8%) were found to be distomolar (16 (59%) bilateral, 11 (41%) unilateral), and 14(34.2%) paramolar teeth (4 (28.6%) bilateral, 10 (71.4%) unilateral). conclusion: surnumerary molar teeth may cause pathologies such as eruption disturbance, caries, root resorption, cyst formation. therefore, early diagnosis with careful examination is important to prevent associated complications.