These canine-like ectopic teeth behind the central maxillary incisors were noted during a routine physical exam.
These canine-like supernumerary teeth behind the central maxillary incisors were noted during a routine physical exam. Hyperdontia is more common in boys than girls and most common in the maxilla. They may also occur in the gingiva, maxillary tuberosity, soft palate, maxillary sinus, sphenomaxillary fissure, nasal cavity, and between the orbit and the brain.
