Este trabalho apresenta uma revisão de 848 radiografias panorâmicas dos arquivos da Disciplina de Cirurgia e Traumatologia BucoMaxilo-Facial, da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, com a finalidade de avaliar a presença de dentes supranumerários, e suas características quanto ao sexo, localização, forma, situação no arco dentário, número de raízes e idade. O propósito deste trabalho foi comparar os dados encontrados com a literatura e analisar a prevalência de dentes supranumerários nessa população, segundo as características mencionadas. Foram encontrados 64 dentes supranumerários, em 54 pacientes, sendo a região anterior da maxila a de maior ocorrência, apresentando 37 (57,8%) do total dos casos de dentes supranumerários, com prevalência de dentes conóides e retidos, sem patologias locais associadas. Os resultados encontrados na população estudada estão de acordo com os achados científicos publicados na literatura.
The subject of occlusion has been deemphasized by academia over the last 30 years. This marginalization in turn has negatively impacted recent graduates who are largely unfamiliar with the use of occlusal adjustment by selective reshaping as a treatment modality. Use of proper occlusal therapy enables clinicians to more effectively help patients recover from parafunctional wear of the anterior and posterior teeth. In addition, familiarity with this field enhances the correction of progressive posterior and anterior reverse articulations. This article aims to highlight the importance of occlusal principles in treatment planning. In addition, we illustrate the benefits of occlusal adjustment by using a conservative technique, selective reshaping, as an option to correct anterior reverse articulation in a 20-year-old patient. The knowledge of occlusal principles enhances diagnosis of malocclusion in the development of a treatment plan. When properly employed, the technique of occlusal adjustment by selective reshaping may be used to correct an adaptive anterior reverse articulation with a high degree of predictability for select patients.
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